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03/10/2010 07:01 AM
Backstage heroes let the memories flow (The Australian)
IN the crowded Spiegeltent in Elder Park, next to the Adelaide Festival Centre, more than 300 members of a special club gathered this week to celebrate 50 years of the Adelaide Festival.

03/08/2010 04:07 PM
The MTC's reliance on perennial favourites is starting to look tired (Sydney Morning Herald)
Melbourne's theatrical year started with a rush. Two shows were extended at the long-time home of fresh talent, La Mama, while at the Melbourne Theatre Company the commercial appeal of Geoffrey Rush and a cohort of stars saw an extended season of The Drowsy Chaperone sell out. But the good times have not lasted long.

03/10/2010 10:11 AM
Thursday, March 11 (The Age)
After a few minutes of Amiel Courtin-Wilson's documentary, it's pretty clear what we're supposed to think of Jack Charles.

03/10/2010 11:02 AM
22 student artists selected for Young Masters program (KLTV 7 Tyler)
The Texas Commission on the Arts and the Texas Cultural Trust are proud to announce the 2010 class of Young Masters.

03/10/2010 07:00 AM
Opera star put his heart into roles (The Australian)
OBITUARY: Philip Langridge. Tenor. Born Hawkhurst, England, December 16, 1939. Died March 5, aged 70.

03/09/2010 07:09 AM
They're fighting upstairs again, hope they hid the knives (Brisbane Times)
For Socratis Otto and Leeanna Walsman, the two-hander Stockholm is unlike any other play they have committed to. ''The stakes are high and there is little margin for error,'' says Otto, who shared a stage with Walsman in Tommy Murphy's Saturn's Return two years ago.

03/09/2010 07:00 AM
Life inspires Bell's latest Lear (The Australian)
OVER his long career, John Bell has been known for meticulous research when preparing for roles.

03/08/2010 10:11 PM
Marian made for Magic Pudding (North Shore Times)
NORMAN Lindsay's grumpy magic pudding, Albert, is always replacing himself so that there's plenty for everyone.

03/08/2010 11:49 AM
When the Rain Stops Falling , with Clark, Hurt, Topol and Blumberg, Opens Off-Broadway (Playbill)
The U.S. premiere of Andrew Bovell's When the Rain Stops Falling, an intricate family drama spanning generations and continents, officially opens Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater March 8.

03/08/2010 03:53 PM
Gemmell Enjoying The ‘High Life’ (Scoop.co.nz)
Leading New Zealand triathlete Kris Gemmell is enjoying the ‘high life’ of the Snow Farm, high above Wanaka as he and other leading triathletes complete an altitude camp on the eve of the Contact National Triathlon Championships in Wellington this weekend.

03/10/2010 01:14 AM
Neighbours rocked by drama as distressed extra damages set (Daily Telegraph)
Some real life drama has been injected in to the Australian soap Neighbours, after an actor damaged part of the set and had to be taken away by police.

03/09/2010 12:16 AM
Real life drama of TV Land's 'First Love, Second Chance' does not match fantasies (New York Daily News)
"Finding your long-lost love" is the stuff of great scripted drama, memorable chick flicks and a thousand love songs. It may be that real life just can't compete.

03/10/2010 06:02 PM
“Every right to be here” (The Nut Graph)
Shanthini Venugopal, with son Hari and cat (All pics courtesy of Shanthini Venugopal)SINGER, actor, director and teacher Shanthini Venugopal has been in the Malaysian theatre industry for nearly three decades, having worked with various theatre companies since 1981. She is a pioneer member of The Instant Cafe Theatre Company. She has starred in films, including Hollywood blockbuster Anna and the ...

03/10/2010 09:21 AM
Neighbours shoot halted after on-set drama (Hollywood.com)
Filming on Australian soap opera Neighbours was halted last week (beg01Mar10) after police were called to deal with an actor in a "distressed" state who began smashing up the set.

03/10/2010 05:35 PM
Queenslander missing off Chile (The Courier Mail)
A QUEENSLAND man is missing off Chile's coast, with his family fearing he has been swept up in the huge tsunami after the country's devastating earthquake.

03/09/2010 07:49 AM
Massa Drama: Dem Congressman Muddles Rahm's Message (ABC News)
Retiring congressman from New York lifts awkward curtain on the White House. New York - White House - United States - Democratic Party - Rahm Emanuel

03/10/2010 07:19 AM
Neighbours - Neighbours Shoot Halted After On Set Drama (ContactMusic)
Filming on Australian soap opera NEIGHBOURS was halted last week (beg01Mar10) after police were called to deal with an actor in a "distressed" state who began smashing up...

03/08/2010 10:07 AM
When the Rain Stops Falling (New York Times)
Andrew Bovell's 'When the Rain Stops Falling' is an epic drama, set in England and Australia, that traces a family's history spanning 80 years. — EventSource

03/08/2010 07:20 PM
Peter Goldsworthy on Gravel (Literary Minded)
Gravel Peter Goldsworthy Hamish Hamilton March 2010 (Australia) 9781926428192 Gravel is Peter Goldsworthy’s new collection of short stories – amusing and moving - covering a range of predominantly white middle-class characters in conflict with their own egos. But there are also stories exploring erotic awakening (something Goldsworthy did well in Everything I Knew) and others where the drama is ...

03/10/2010 10:54 AM
Clarke must sort out off-field problems before joining team: Ponting (New Kerala)
Sydney, Mar. 10 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has reportedly told Cricket Australia officials that he doesn't want vice-captain Michael Clarke back in his side until the troubled star has sorted out his off-field issues with model fiancee Lara Bingle.