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March 2009

Archive

Working on text – the early phase of rehearsal

Upfront – this is an out of the archive post reworked a year or so on. If you’re a regular here you may have already read my rehearsal and performance blog posts for the Empire Theatre’s 2008 production of Cabaret directed by Lewis Jones.  I played the role of Fraulein Schneider. You can find these

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Dear Theatre Colleagues …

This is a modified version of an email I sent through to some of my theatre colleagues this morning. It’s part of my strategy to get the word out about World Theatre Day celebrated this year on March 27. As one of the international facilitators for World Theatre Day 2009, I’m writing to ask you,

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Queensland’s Matilda Awards: where to now?

Congratulations to all winners at the 2009 Matilda Awards held on March 2 at Brisbane’s Judith Wright Centre. Best Mainstage Production: ANATOMY TITUS FALL OF ROME: Queensland Theatre Company Best Independent Production: HOODS: Real TV Best Direction: Michael Futcher; RABBIT HOLE Queensland Theatre Company; THE WISHING WELL La Boite Theatre Company Best Actress in a

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World Theatre Day 2009: going viral

World Theatre Day isn’t about creating a global theatre experience. It’s about celebrating the local theatre experience globally. World Theatre Day is an acknowledgement that we are all doing this thing that we love. And the internet allows us to share those local celebrations and revel in the fact that we’re not alone in our

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