It’s a little off the track, and a little out of the way, but all roads led to Bannister District Community Hall on Friday night as members of the local community and friends from neighbouring towns and villages converged for the repurposing of the Hall. The event, dubbed the Renovation Celebration, marked another significant milestone for

[star] Where to start. Wow. So much to unpack. So much to absorb. Or maybe I’m complicating it? But wow. Ok, let’s start that unpacking. This is a wonderful, confronting, complex, absorbing, sometimes dark and utterly engaging play that examines unbearable loss and asks the question (and I paraphrase) “how can you prepare for the worst when there is always

Despite tough times that have knocked me to the ground… Despite a body that sometimes seems more rust than steel… Despite a brain that often misfires and works against me… Despite bouts of anxiety, depression and despair… I… Have lived in the time of Les Miserables and West Wing and Princess Bride. Got to read Heller and Vonnegut and

Thanks to organisations like Beyond Blue, Headspace and the Black Dog Institute, there is growing awareness of mental health in Australia but all of the stats and increased awareness in the world don’t penetrate in the way experience does. The Almighty Sometimes, a play being performed by Bladwell Productions at the GPAC over the next few

[caption id="attachment_1737" align="alignnone" width="845"] Photo: Pete Oliver Imagery.[/caption] The Secret River, the latest production by the Lieder Theatre Company, will move you, will make you consider uncomfortable truths, will make you think and will stick with you long after you see it. It is a powerful piece of theatre that examines a portion of Australia’s history that

If The West Wing was made today, it might be cancelled within weeks.

The Whale is a movie that came with a lot of hype attached. It genuinely lives up to it, but the danger of raving too much about it is that it runs the risk of diluting the simplicity and ramping up expectations.