Talking Theatre in 2009: Only Connect
This is being written over 10 years after several theatre friends based in the UK and the USA Matt Boothman, Travis Bedard, ‘Old Bear’ and yours truly had been chatting for about a week on a…
1975: On tour with QTC’s “The Rainmaker”
It’s been quite a while since I wrote this little piece for the QTC’s 1975 newsletter No 2. I found it today as I was researching materials for the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Company.…
Australian Theatre: Journeys Part 1
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This lecture is in two parts. It examines the trope of the journey into self or away in search of identity and home. Three plays are discussed in this context: Away by Michael Gow; Bran…
History of Western Performance: 19th century and an age of theatre reform
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At the start of the 19th century, the English-speaking theatre was ripe for reform. New theatres were being built and new theatre regulations enacted to accommodate new kinds of entertainment. Plays, influenced by influential literary styles…
Goodbye London
As much as I’m longing for home, I am always sad when I leave this town. 10 visits later, it feels like a second home to me, having spent some formative years here a long…
The Bells of St Isaacs at play in the late afternoon. St Petersburg.
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Big and little bells in counterpoint.