So what kind of comedic fodder did 2010 offer? Wikileaks, Oprah, oil-spills, sports scandals, The Ashes... Dave Drayton reviews 2010: That Was The Year That Was.
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A Distressing Scenario
A Distressing Scenario is a performance in two parts, the first half is a post production and the second is by version 1.0. So what exactly is this distressing scenario? The Global Financial Crisis, of course, those three uppercase...
The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
More than a tale about the pursuit of culinary excellence, The Hundred Foot Journey is a story about generations of family and about tradition – in India, in the kitchen and in love.
fastBREAK: Love Review
A crowd descended upon the Powerhouse Museum early on Friday 26 November for the final fastBREAK for 2010. Amidst coffee, pastry and frantic hugging seven young industry leaders talked about Love.
Death In Bowengabbie
Merrigong Theatre Company's Death In Bowengabbie is more than a love story, and more than the tale of a small town; the vivid imagery and colour of the characters weaves together a modern day, grown-up and distinctly Australian fairytale.
Three Sisters
Cry Havoc's Three Sisters is an obscurely comic tale. You watch as a small military occupied town in Russia discovers the power of thought and of philosophy.
Fool For Love
The latest production in B Sharp's season is Fool For Love, a stunning production in which young director Imara Savage has captured the exposing, raw and cathartic nature of Shepard's writing.
DBC Pierre and Gareth Liddiard
Gareth
Following on the from the success of Bret Easton Ellis’ sold out appearance at Oxford Art Factory, the Sydney Writers Festival teamed Man Booker Prize winning author DBC Pierre and The Drones’ Gareth Liddiard to present an evening...
An interview with author DBC Pierre
Man Booker Prize winning author DBC Pierre talks to Vibewire about the decline of Western civilisation, the trilogy that could have been, and how writing helps him get his rocks off.
Between the Assassinations by Aravind Adiga
Dave Drayton reviews a sprawling collection of stories written by Man Booker prize-winning author Aravind Adiga.
