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Greenroom going dark for a bit …

by Kate Foy 3 September 2010

Social networking brings with it the necessity of keeping up with your ‘tribe.’ And so it is here.
Greenroom’s contributors post regularly: the Monday post What’s On This Week in Queensland Theatre, we keep the Calendar of events filled, see shows and write reviews, interview theatre people, and keep the Twitter stream flowing along nicely. All [...]

(Review) Jesus Christ Superstar: Harvest Rain Theatre

by Kate Foy 26 August 2010
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And so, finally, to the theatre last night for Jesus Christ Superstar at QPAC …
From the moment those unforgettable screeching guitar riffs at the top of the show break the silence, you know you’re in for a wild ride.  At its inception JCS was a brilliant, irreverent break with tradition and, given its subject matter, [...]

MEAA Showcase Agreement: breakthrough?

by Kate Foy 25 August 2010
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The ongoing discussion around the labels professional and amateur, independent, pro-am etc. continues elsewhere and will, undoubtedly, go on. I’ve written elsewhere on this issue – here and here. Last week I noticed that Katherine Lyall-Watson revived the discussion in a post called ‘Pro vs Am‘ on OurBrisbane.com. Along with a couple of others, I had [...]

A Healing Quilt: April’s Fool (Review) Empire Theatre Projects Company

by Kate Foy 13 August 2010
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A disclaimer: I serve on the Board of Empire Theatres Pty Ltd. My opinions are entirely my own and should be understood as distinct from any affiliation I hold with this or any other business or arts organisation. The only barrow I push is that of theatre per se.
At the Ekka last week, and quite [...]

Getting things right: Barbara Lowing – actor (Interview)

by Kate Foy 10 August 2010
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If Barbara Lowing is in a show, you know your night in the theatre is going to be a good one. I love her work, for which, incidentally, she’s won a stack of acting awards. I note from her C-V that she was the first Queensland graduate of WAAPA (West Australian Academy of Performing Arts). [...]

The Secret Love Life of Ophelia (Review): Fractal Theatre

by Kate Foy 7 August 2010
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Iambic pentameter (aka blank verse) is known for being the rhythm that most closely approximates everyday speech in English. Most of us meet it for the first time in the plays of Shakespeare. With its repetitive de-DUM de-DUM de-DUM de-DUM de-DUM spring on each line of the verse, despite – or perhaps because it’s closely associated [...]