Studiocanal Australia and Goalpost Pictures are developing a feature based on the true story of members of the Vienna Mozart Boys’ Choir and their choirmaster who were trapped in Australia during World War II.
Keith Thompson (The Sapphires, Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You, Hoges) is writing the first draft and Goalpost’s Rosemary Bright will produce.
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This new play with songs is directed by Simon Phillipsand features music from five iconic divas; Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Maria Callasand opens at the Ambassadors Theatre on 10 January, with previews from 7 January and running until 23 February.
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“Every day, I think how did I get here?” he says. “How did I get to be writing books and plays and going to Hollywood, how? I am lazy but I have this other persona that does all the work. And I’ve never reconciled my upbringing with this persona who has done so much.”
MARTIN PORTUS profiles LOUIS NOWRA, the remarkable talent behind the Australian classic Cosi and much more. Read it here.
Lead director Kate Woods points out: “we send these young men to war and teach them to kill and when they do, and it becomes part of their life, how do they assimilate that into themselves as human beings when they come back home? And what responsibility does the Armed Forces have for that?” Read more here.
Fighting Season will premiere 8.30pm, October 28 on Foxtel’s showcase.
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
Congratulations to producers Ed Guirney, Ceci Dempsey, Lee Magiday; writer Tony McNamara and director Yorgos Lathimos.
Panel discussion featuring Cate Shortland, Margaret Pomeranz and Warwick Thornton (to name a few!). October 8th, Trades Hall, Sydney!
“Kate Champion has brought together a production that crackles with Winton’s text and enriches the characters, each one faced with challenges seemingly greater than their resources and endurance.”
Read more of this excellent review here.
Dein Perry’s award winning TAP DOGS continue to take the world by storm and are only days away from kick starting their 2018/2019 world tour.
Celebrating their 23rd year of international touring, Dein Perry’s TAP DOGS will commence their global tour in South Africa this week opening in Cape Town on August 22 and transferring to Johannesburg August 29.
“It’s a diverse community, but this series doesn’t seek to exploit the things that make us different but rather explore and celebrate the things that ultimately make us all the same. This isn’t story about good versus evil or rich versus poor; it’s about the very unifying experience of trying to make one’s way in the world, and the family you surround yourself with, whether by bloodline or by circumstance.”
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