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Labrug · 11 July 2007
Some of may already be aware of the recent changes to Centrelink and their Activity Agreements, and by recent I mean around december 2006! Up until that time, actors and performers were exempt from su…
Read more →Labrug · 11 July 2007
I recently received my Equity Magazine from the Alliance and was having a flick through. Within the pages of this National Mag was a segment about our WA Ballet dancers and their recent Pay Claim succ…
Read more →Labrug · 26 June 2007
An interesting article is floating through the flotsam of cyber-space. Two Queensland University of Technology senior lecturers have had mis-conduct charges slapped against them for publicly speaking…
Read more →Labrug · 5 June 2007
No, I am not talking about Government Elections. I am talking about the power of voting on this very site. Is it just me, or is no-one (but me) voting for articles? I continue to see the same articles…
Read more →Labrug · 30 April 2007
The MEAA have released a report on the recent introduction of Sedition, Censorship and other associated laws by the Australian Government. It is an interesting read. While the focus is more to do with…
Read more →Labrug · 27 February 2007
The WA Ballet is facing a battle for better pay. And why not, when over half of the dancers earn less than $40 000/year. With current inflation rates and rising costs across the board, it is surprisin…
Read more →Labrug · 13 February 2007
After an extended break in the land of Blighty, I have returned to prepare for my next big project, "Quality Street." My one regret with regards to my holiday was that fact that I was not pr…
Read more →Labrug · 28 January 2007
I have been in England for the past month and we have managed to compress a huge amount of sight seeing in that time. We still managed to get out and see a panto however. These things are absolutely l…
Read more →Labrug · 22 December 2006
Not too many people outside the industry of theatre, film and television really have a true understanding of the hardships we face. Therefor they are not likely to truely appreciate to fight that Deck…
Read more →Labrug · 21 December 2006
Joyce Morgan in the West Australian recently wrote an article which made little bubbles of happiness well up inside me. It was titled " Backing for theatre review " which in itself caught my…
Read more →Labrug · 19 December 2006
After what I consider to be the Success of my previous directorial efforts, I was surprised and quite somewhat pleased to be asked to direct a full-length play of some significance for the same Theatr…
Read more →Labrug · 13 December 2006
The new Flagship Theatre, Centre Stage , (Northbridge Perth) has had a strikingly positive effect on two main theatrical companies, those that are taking up residence in the theatre of course. Both Bl…
Read more →Labrug · 6 December 2006
Updated 15th June 2011 - Initially posted on The Prompt Copy. Updated 08th Sep 2011 - Alliance Web Site - refresh of Agent lists. Updated 16th Jul 2013 - Added new link at bottom.…
Read more →Labrug · 14 November 2006
"What theatre in WA needs is more support from the Government" has been a cry voiced for some time now, and it now looks like it might actually happen, just not in the way many would expect.…
Read more →Labrug · 28 August 2006
A study into children's literacy by Professor Wendy Schiller from the University of South Australia has shown that live theatre has a noticable and beneficial effect on literary performance. Additiona…
Read more →Labrug · 21 August 2006
Well, technically that is not true. While the 2006 One Act Season os over for Garrick Theatre, we are still yet to present our efforts to the ITA One Act Festival late September. None the less, there…
Read more →Labrug · 17 August 2006
Well, night 1 down and three more to go...... How did it go? Not too bad. Apart from the usual sort of problems (slow sound queues, couple of fluffed lines, you know) it went very well. It is particul…
Read more →Labrug · 11 August 2006
Well, we are now down to the last days - 5 days and a little less than 8 hours, but who's counting. Me, I guess. I am feeling nerves like I haven't felt since the first time I walked on-stage so many…
Read more →Labrug · 2 August 2006
Crikey time has crept up on me. Two weeks until we go up and I still have so much to organise. In a sense, I have let the team down a little by not being more organised prior to this point. The cast t…
Read more →Labrug · 27 July 2006
The Tourists are staying away! Or so says a recent article in The West (Wed 26th July). In a poll of 1300 people, WA and in particular Perth were rated at the bottom as the favourite Aussie holiday de…
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