Category: CULTURE
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UOW Theatre and Performance’s ‘Who’s the Best’: Competition and Insecurity
Life is a competition, that’s why they call it the “human race”. Everyday, even if you don’t think it, you’re competing. Even on the way to the show, I was thinking “damn it, I should be writing more, everyone else there will be further ahead of me in their art form”. You might be competing…
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Fire and Rain: an evening with Xavier Do
It’s about 7:30 on a cold, rainy Tuesday, and I’m one of only a few patrons at the UniBar’s open mic night. However, I’m also one of the lucky ones, as those of us who did brave the storm to come out tonight are witnessing a truly special performance from upcoming alternative pop singer-songwriter Xavier…
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Executions and E Notes
‘American Psycho – The Musical’ is coming to the Wollongong stage this month at IPAC from April 23-25. This production is from local theatre company Rising Arts Productions. I had a chat with Alex Perritt, the actor taking on the role of a murderous Wall Street bro, about his craft, singing about killing and the…
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UOW Theatre and Performance’s ‘Maryland’: The Weight of Fear
TW: SA The room is dimly lit. A woman stands on stage. Her name is Mary. Mary is shaking. A police officer stands in front of Mary. He knows her story. Mary’s story is this: Mary has been hurt. Mary has been assaulted. Mary has been attacked and she has been violated and she…
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Licorice Pizza In Society City – Film Review Fridays
5:25 PM. 1 hour, 5 minutes till doors open. I make a mad dash out of work to the car, the rain is splattering down, so I’m careful on my way home, but I still don’t want to be late. Event Cinemas will spam you with 20 minutes worth of trailers and ads that I…
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MerrigongX presents Kay Proudlove’s ‘Dear Diary’: An interview by Cameron De Nysschen
After winning the hearts of Wollongong audiences with her MERRIGONGX debut in 2022, Kay Proudlove’s endearing comedy about the agony of growing up, Dear Diary, returns to Wollongong as a part of a national tour from the 8th to 11th of May. Dear Diary takes audiences on a journey into Kay’s teenage diaries through a…
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Malaga in View: Travel Tuesdays with Serena
Welcome back, dear readers, to this week’s Travelling Tuesday where I’ll be talking more about my trip to Spain, travelling on my own for the first time. This is part two of my journey through Malaga. To refresh, I had arrived in Malaga and seen a few tourist attractions on my way to the beach;…
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Finding the Money (to steer the Titanic)
On Wednesday 13th of March, I was invited to see Stephanie Kelton present her new documentary called Finding the Money. Stephanie Kelton was a former advisor to Bernie Sanders during the 2016 election, and she is currently a leading proponent of an economic idea called Modern Monetary Theory, which is what the documentary was about.…
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Drag Race: Down South – Interviewing Ellawarra and Roxee Horror
Illawarra – Welcome to your “Competitive Drag” era! For the third year in a row, La La La’s and Wollongong Drag Icons – Ellawarra (@ellawarra) and Roxee Horror (@roxee.horror) are teaming up to showcase some of the most Charismatic, Unique and Talented new drag performers in the Illawarra in Drag Race: Down South. For five…