The Hope Song: script now published!

I'm so pleased to announce that the script of The Hope Song has been published by Australian Plays. 

It is available online. You can read an extract or purchase the script at https://australianplays.org/script/ASC-1902

Cover photo by Rebecca Hosking

Under The Influence of Words #4

Please pop this date in your diary - 22 July. It will be a great afternoon again for writers, readers and listeners at the Aireys Inlet Pub.

 I'm so looking forward to hosting it for the fourth year as part of the Love Winter in Aireys Festival. We'll enjoy meeting our special guest writer Enza Gandolfo who will talk to us about her brand new novel 'The Bridge'. FREE EVENT Sponsored by Surf Coast Arts.

APA's The Hope Song: FULL HOUSES at La Mama Courthouse

What a blast! Take a bow Anglesea Performing Arts (APA). The La Mama Courthouse season in February 2018 sold out in advance of opening night.

The audiences appreciated the show as much as Surfcoast audiences did in October. 

For this special season, SANE Australia partnered with APA.
Music performed by Kieran Tobin., a wonderful singer and musician.

Jack Heath, CEO SANE Australia, with actor Libby Stapleton

Interview with Lindy Burns ABC 774AM about The Hope Song

Great to have a chat with Lindy.  The interview starts about 2:55 hours into the podcast, after one of my favourite Carol King songs

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/evenings/evenings/9444244

Interview with Michelle Perrera, 3MDR 97.1FM about The Hope Song

It was great to have a chat with Michelle about The Hope Song on Saturday 17 February. Here is the link to the program podcast, and at about 15.00 minutes our interview begins.

https://airnet.org.au/widget/generic.php?widget=332&station=27&title=On%20Demand&restream=true&type=audio%2Fm4a&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.emit.com%2F3mdr%2Fcommunity-outlook%2F201802171300%2Faac_mid.m4a&firstLoad#

The Hope Song at La Mama Carlton Courthouse

Anglesea Performing Arts are taking their beautiful production of  'The Hope Song' to Melbourne.  It was a great success for the company at Anglesea in October, and this time they are partnering with Sane Australia. The show will be on in February at Carlton Courthouse, 349 Drummond St. If you didn't see it on the Surfcoast, now's your chance. 6 performances, opening Feb 21. It's going to be lovely to be back at La Mama Courthouse, where my playwtiting career started with my very first show, many moons ago in 2004. Bookings ph 9347 6142 or www.lamama.com.au.

'The Hope Song' Premiere

Norm Stanley and Corrine Eccles Welcome To Country at premiere performance 

The wondering and the waiting are over. On Sunday afternoon I was privileged to be part of the audience of  APA's (Anglesea Performing Arts) premiere performance of  my verbatim theatre project 'The Hope Song.' Director Iris Walshe-Howling has created a stunning theatre production. The actors are all so sensitive and nuanced. The community singers led by Sheridan Guiney add a powerful layer of song to the performance, and, the staging - with giant portrait photos book-ending the simplicity of the stage - an elegant and creative choice. Congratulations APA. 

Here's a link to a lovely review from Colin Mockett - we've all been nominated for Oscars!

 
http://www.entertainmentgeelong.com/colinmockett/Reviews.html