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Tari-Xalyr · 22 January 2007
I am curious. What do people think of buskers? My friend and I busk once a week in town - Sunday - for a few hours and make about $40 a week between us. We play music and do short skits and monologues…
Read more →Labrug · 22 December 2006
Not too many people outside the industry of theatre, film and television really have a true understanding of the hardships we face. Therefor they are not likely to truely appreciate to fight that Deck…
Read more →Logos · 22 December 2006
For those of you with kids check out NORAD tracks Santa. It's fabulous They follow him throughout his entire journey around the world and have many statistics about the number of cookies he eats and h…
Read more →Logos · 21 December 2006
As I sit here we receive temporary relief from our drought with a thunderstorm (I can almost hear my garden cheering). I have in front of me plans for two productions that I will be heavily involved i…
Read more →Labrug · 21 December 2006
Joyce Morgan in the West Australian recently wrote an article which made little bubbles of happiness well up inside me. It was titled " Backing for theatre review " which in itself caught my…
Read more →Kirilee · 20 December 2006
I have just received my marks for my second semester of my second year. I did well, obtaining two credits, a distinction and a high distinction. I'm very happy by this as it now passed my average over…
Read more →Labrug · 19 December 2006
After what I consider to be the Success of my previous directorial efforts, I was surprised and quite somewhat pleased to be asked to direct a full-length play of some significance for the same Theatr…
Read more →Labrug · 13 December 2006
The new Flagship Theatre, Centre Stage , (Northbridge Perth) has had a strikingly positive effect on two main theatrical companies, those that are taking up residence in the theatre of course. Both Bl…
Read more →xxKelsxx · 8 December 2006
So last week I spent two days in a row making the trek to Mt Lawley for auditions/interviews for 2 courses at ECU. The first a double degree Education/Creative Arts. That one was more laid back, more…
Read more →Johnny Grim · 8 December 2006
On behalf of 'A lad in sane productions'I would just like to thank the people behind the scenes at the ITA website, for providing us with this wonderful facility. Not only did we source our cast membe…
Read more →Labrug · 6 December 2006
Updated 15th June 2011 - Initially posted on The Prompt Copy. Updated 08th Sep 2011 - Alliance Web Site - refresh of Agent lists. Updated 16th Jul 2013 - Added new link at bottom.…
Read more →Tari-Xalyr · 5 December 2006
This is a short entry. I'm off soon-ish. Wow! I had my round of auditions at ECU today for the Bachelor of Contemporary Arts, majoring in Performance. It was so much fun!!! We had a workshop with out…
Read more →stinger · 28 November 2006
From time to time, I am tempted to comment on the amenity of bar facilities around the theatres, which may lead some to ask "what do you go to the theatre for - the entertainment or the grog?" To whic…
Read more →Logos · 22 November 2006
Just sitting and musing to myself about Festivals. Are we overdoing it? I speak mainly here about performing arts festivals. Here in Adelaide we know have an annual fringe festival even though the Art…
Read more →Daniel Kershaw · 20 November 2006
Remember when I had a yarn about supporting original theatre and we all thought it was such a noble cause? My crazy director forked out his own cash, just so he could produce his own script, because m…
Read more →Labrug · 14 November 2006
"What theatre in WA needs is more support from the Government" has been a cry voiced for some time now, and it now looks like it might actually happen, just not in the way many would expect.…
Read more →Tari-Xalyr · 12 November 2006
Okay so the Fremantle Festival begins on (Friday) the 17th of November. It runs for about 10 days and finished on (Sunday) the 26th of November. The Festival is oe of several that the City of Fremantl…
Read more →Kirilee · 12 November 2006
I would like to dedicate this post to the talented Na, as I would like to show off the two masks I made for the Northbridge festival that I promised I would in one of her posts about puppetry. I, as w…
Read more →Na · 12 November 2006
I've got some new puppets loaded up on my blog: http://www.freewebs.com/puppetsinmelbourne One is a Stick Figure Cat, based on a Youtube video I saw, and the other is a shadow puppetry projection box…
Read more →David Green · 9 November 2006
Greetings All Well its happening. DRAGON FILMS has put the wheels in motion for a short film. We require actors for a read through. We have plans for principal photography before the end of this year.…
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