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HLA welcomes Jessica Arthur!HLA Management is delighted to announce that we now represent theatre director Jessica Arthur! Some of Jess’ recent productions include TWO HEARTS (KXT), THE WOLVES (Old Fitz), LETHAL INDIFFERENCE (STC) and REALISM (NIDA). In 2019 Jess will be remounting THE WOLVES for Belvoir, as well as directing MOSQUITOES by Lucy Kirkwood and BANGING DENMARK by Van Badham for the Sydney Theatre Company. Welcome Jess! Simon Phillips brings SONGS FOR NOBODIES to the West EndThis 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. Read more here. Fighting Season PremiereLead 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. What is an Australian Story?Panel discussion featuring Cate Shortland, Margaret Pomeranz and Warwick Thornton (to name a few!). October 8th, Trades Hall, Sydney!
Read the Australian’s glowing review of THAT EYE, THE SKY“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. Darlene Johnson to direct THE HEIGHTS“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.” Read more here. HAVE YOU SEEN THE LISTERS in Cinema’s today!In cinemas today nation wide! Check out Eddie Martin’s incredible documentary HAVE YOU SEEN THE LISTERS? http://www.transmissionfilms.com.au/films/have-you-seen-the-listers Congratulations to Eddie on a wonderful production, head to the cinemas to check it out. HAMLET opens at the Adelaide Festival“The most anticipated Adelaide Festival opera since Richard Meale’s Voss in 1986, Brett Dean’s Hamlet is a mesmerising work that grips the audience in a vice.” Read more here. Rachel Ward announced to direct PALM BEACH“Everybody’s vision is absolutely aligned and with Joanna’s exceptional script in the incredibly capable hands of Rachel, the alluring world of Palm Beach is hopefully set to become a future classic.” Teaming up with duo Bryan Brown and Sam Neill (currently on screen in Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country) Joanna Murray-Smith’s exceptional script is set to become a future classic.
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