Tap dancing, as a whole, would usually bring to mind a nostalgic air of old 1940’s Hollywood, featuring singers and dancers hoofing to high-energy numbers. Other than Australian Dein Perry’s West End hit ‘Hot Show Shuffle’, and his hit film and show ‘Tap Dogs’ a few years later; I had not seen a contemporary tap…
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As I walk down the laneway of Meyer Place, I arrive at a mysterious dark door, which unbeknownst to me, leads up two flights of stairs to the Improv Conspiracy Theatre, a destination for lovers and students of improvisational comedy in Melbourne. I enter a dark, intimate theatre where smoke machines cast the room in…
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Deep within the depths of the Motley Wherehaus I enter Vault 2 – a tiny rectangular 25-seat theatre encased in wall-to-walk black draping, already creating a dramatic, moody, and immersive chasm of theatrical bravery for me to embody. Against a black minimalist stage dimmed against green and crimson lighting, and flanked by white candles on…
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Up the stairs of the multi-story landmark Clocktower building in Moonee Ponds, I come upon a theatre studio lit up in bright primary colours, complete with a giant matted floor, and two rows of seats at the back. With prams parked downstairs in the entrance hall, hoards of parents gladly seat themselves criss-crossed in these…
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Tony: What have been the highlights of our rehearsal process so far? Nicole: The highlight of my experience so far in Honeymoon in Vegas? Is that I get to play Bea Singer, Jack’s unconventional mother – a brash, tough-is-love woman who loves her son fiercely, even from the grave. Where at every rehearsal I seemingly…
DetailsSince the tender age of five, I could recall my mother’s sense of style. It was 1975. Back then, I was the quintessential 70’s child – full of curiosity and adventure. The daughter of a hotel executive – living in an old classic hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. An exciting kind of place –…
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There is no doubt that in the world of business, Social Media is becoming more and more powerful as we speak. The need for social engagement, in businesses, schools and non- profit organisations, especially in our new Covid world, has grown exponentially. What was once viewed as a myriad of attention grabbing social platforms,has now grown…
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Some people can choose to have a few close friends, a handful really, or they could be the kind of person who has a revolving door of friendships. Either way, friendships between women can sometimes feel as close as a soul–sister connection, but sometimes, as I wearily learnt from a very young age, it can…
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