Australia
19:84 Up Late: Eagle's Nest Theatre
While the communist era is a thing of the past, myriad aspects of the Orwellian paradigm subtly and not so…
A Streetcar Named Desire: Sydney Theatre Company</b>
Set in a seedy tenement house in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the play (A Streetcar Named Desire) takes…
Publishing Briefing for Authors
The final Sunday of the festival offered a unique opportunity for writers to hear tips from Jessa Crispin (founder of…
The 2009 Ned Kelly Awards: Melbourne Writers Festival
The Festival Club played host on Friday night to the 13th Ned Kelly Crime Writing Awards at this years Melbourne…
Rosemary Cameron says goodbye to MWF
This year’s Melbourne Writer’s Festival, which has just come to an end, marks the fourth and final year for Festival…
In Conversation with Toni Jordan at the Melbourne Writers Festival
Toni Jordan’s first novel Addition was released in early 2008 to international and local acclaim. It’s been the centre of…
Melbourne Writers Festival: The party!
If you’re an emerging writer like me, one of those people trying on tippee toes to see over the great…
Freedom of Speech: Melbourne Writers Festival
Melbourne Writers Festival Alternate Keynote address: Freedom of Speech: Should there be limits? With Ian Buruma.
Children of the Black Skirt: Abbotsford Convent
'Children of the Black Skirt' is a family event, because adults will enjoy the quality performances, and kids will giggle…
Norm and Ahmed and Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah: Downstairs Theatre
Norm and Ahmed, written by Alex Buzo, banned in three Australian states in the 1960s, feels very much as if…