Welcome news - Coming Soon: Melbourne’s Favourite Bookseller, Readings, To Open Eighth Store in Time for Christmas broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/ente…

Excuse the retweet but this is the most beautiful thing anyone has said about something I’ve made. That it comes from Trent Dalton whose story I loved before I was lucky enough to be entrusted with it means even more. An extraordinary team made the production with love & it shows

Love how ordered this is. And the Irishness. The only two names I can make out are James Joyce and Kavanagh (presumably Patrick)

Excited is an understatement. Can’t wait to start.

Just announced! A $20 million Live Music Restart package - and an Australian-first COVID-19 event insurance scheme - which will support the strong return of live music and other events in Victoria. premier.vic.gov.au/setting-scene-…

In amongst the many tributes for Stephen Sondheim, it’s amazing how many emphasize his generosity, especially towards future generations of artists. On top of everything else, we’ve have lost a role model for how established artists should behave

So hard to narrow to three. But: 1. Snowtown 2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 3. Interstellar

At some point in the pandemic I stopped reading portraits of the times. And then I was stopped by this. An exquisite piece of writing. “The people who want their lives back are the dead.” theshot.net.au/general-news/b…

Hard agree. It’s taken me 20 years to get to it since I first heard it’s opening read in an unorthodox civil procedure lecture. Am mid-way through and loving it. PSA the Miriam Margolyes audio book is a treat in itself.

“I never saw the world I knew in books, in movies, in television. That often brutal suburban Australian world that was just outside my window and the magical world secretly growing inside my head.” Can’t wait to see ⁦Trent Dalton⁩’s novel on screen smh.com.au/culture/tv-and…

There are so many devastating images of the floods. This one is especially affecting in capturing the impact on the town’s culture.

Fantastic and well deserved international recognition for a great Australian company. Huge congratulations to ⁦⁦Back to Back Theatre⁩ theguardian.com/stage/2022/mar…

I’ve found Taylor Hawkins’ death like Shane Warne’s. Tragic because premature. But somehow more tragic for the lost exuberance. Both had as much charisma and flair as they did talent and technique. And both clearly loved sharing their gifts with the world. #RIPTaylorHawkins

BACKING OUR CREATIVES. Almost $2.7 million awarded to individual creatives and small collectives through the 2022 round of the Creators Fund. Check out the full list of recipients bit.ly/3zUQiYv #CreativeState Image Jessie French. Photo Charles Dennington

As a North Melbourne FC member and Dad I am the target audience for this. But I still can’t watch it without crying.

An artist who profoundly questioned why we do what we do. And he provided answers: through the power of example in his work and through his writing. His articulation of what is sacred & unique about theatre was the true north for artists for half a century theguardian.com/stage/2022/jul…

This is very good

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