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Matilda Award
The Matilda Awards are awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, theatre, and performance in southeast Queensland. History Established in 1987 by Alison Cotes and Sue Gough, the awards are an annual event held in February or March. The awards are voted by a panel of industry personnel and critics and membership of the panel has changes over time. In 2012 Silver and Gold Matilda statuettes were introduced, awarded for either a single work or a body of work over time. There were five Gold Awards each year but in 2015 only one was awarded as a result of industry advice. In 2013 the Award for the Best Emerging Artist was changed to Bille Brown Award for Best Emerging Artist, named after the late actor. At the 2015 awards co-founder Alison Cotes was farewelled after 25 years on the committee. She later wrote: "In spite of many changes over its 29 year history, and the often bitter political rows about format and judges, the Matilda Awards are still going strong, and wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, does not typically dance but usually sits at tables. Performances are usually introduced by a master of ceremonies or MC. The entertainment, as done by an ensemble of actors and according to its European origins, is often (but not always) oriented towards adult audiences and of a clearly underground nature. In the United States, striptease, burlesque, drag shows, or a solo vocalist with a pianist, as well as the venues which offer this entertainment, are often advertised as cabarets. Etymology The term originally came from Picard language or Walloon language words ''camberete'' or ''cambret'' for a small room (12th century). The first printed use of the word ''kaberet'' is found in a document from 1275 in Tournai. The term was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Aoi
''The Lady Aoi'' is a play written by Yukio Mishima in 1954 which appears in his ''Five Modern Noh Plays''. It modernizes the noh drama ''Aoi no Ue''. English Version Donald Keene has translated this play into English. Notable productions Bahram Beyzai produced this play in Persian in Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ... in 1998. References Plays by Yukio Mishima 1954 plays {{1950s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Denny
Paul Denny (born 24 July 1972) is an Australian stage, television and film actor who played the lead in the international production of '' Johnno'' from the novel by David Malouf. Acting credits Film Television Stage Awards and nominations Stage awards *1997 – Won – Matilda Award for ''Scar'' *2002 – Won – The Glugs of Gosh Award for Excellence in Theatre *2003 – Won – Matilda Award for ''The Removalists'' and ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' *2004 – Won – Best Actor – Kaleidoscope Short Film Festival for '' Top Blokes'' Television awards *2009 - Nominated - Best Performance in a Television Comedy - AFI Award The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsi ... for '' Lowdown'' References External linksOfficial website* 1972 births Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew McGahan
Andrew McGahan (10 October 1966 – 1 February 2019) was an Australian novelist, best known for his first novel ''Praise'', and for his Miles Franklin Award-winning novel ''The White Earth''. His novel ''Praise'' is considered to be part of the Australian literary genre of grunge lit. Early life and education Born in Dalby, Queensland, McGahan was the ninth of ten children and grew up on a wheat farm. His schooling was at St Columba's and St Mary's colleges in Dalby, and then Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane. He commenced an Arts degree at the University of Queensland, but dropped out halfway through, in 1985, to return to the family farm, and to commence his first novel – which was never published. He then spent the next few years working in a variety of jobs, until 1991, when he wrote his first published novel, ''Praise''. Literary career Novels In 1991 McGahan won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award for unpublished novels with ''Praise'' – a semi-autobiographical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Mailman
Deborah Jane Mailman (born 14 July 1972) is an Australian television and film actress, and singer. Mailman played the character Kelly Lewis on the Australian television series ''The Secret Life of Us'' and Cherie Butterfield in the Australian comedy/drama series ''Offspring''. She portrayed the role of Lorraine in the Australian TV series ''Redfern Now'' and Aunt Linda in the television program ''Cleverman''. Mailman is the main character in the Australian TV series '' Total Control''. Mailman was the first Aboriginal actress to win the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and has gone on to win four more both in television and film. She first gained recognition in the 1998 film ''Radiance'' for which she won her first AFI award. She has had roles in ''Rabbit-Proof Fence'', ''Bran Nue Dae'', '' Oddball'', '' The Sapphires'', '' Paper Planes'', '' Mental'', ''Blinky Bill the Movie'', ''Combat Wombat'', '' H Is for Happiness'', and ''The Book of Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Dean
Philip Dean is an Australian playwright. Biography Dean was born in rural Queensland and is a graduate of the Queensland College of Art and the University of Queensland. He lives in Brisbane. Plays Dean's writing for the stage includes ''Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls'' and adaptations of three Nick Earls' novels—'' 48 Shades of Brown'', ''Zigzag Street'', and ''After January''. Awards Dean is the winner of a Matilda Award for ''Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls''. In 2002, he won an AWGIE Award The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967. The awards are judged by over 50 writers, most of whom are previo .... References Australian dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Griffith University alumni University of Queensland alumni {{Australia-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Batchelor (actor)
John David Batchelor (born 25 September 1969) is a Singaporean-born Australian television and film actor. He is most known for portraying Chief Petty Officer Marine Technical (CPOMT) / Chief Engineer Andy 'Charge' Thorpe on the Australian drama series ''Sea Patrol'', and Peeto in the Australian feature film '' Red Dog''. Career Batchelor graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1992. Besides portraying Andy 'Charge' Thorpe on ''Sea Patrol'', Batchelor has had guest roles on '' All Saints'', '' Water Rats'', '' Stingers'', and ''Murder Call''. He appeared in the 2003 films, ''Inspector Gadget 2'' and ''Danny Deckchair'', and in the 2008 film ''The Tender Hook''. Batchelor also had a minor role as a bodyguard in the Australian comedy film ''Fat Pizza''. In 2011, Batchelor starred as Peeto in the Australian film '' Red Dog'' and also portrayed the heart wrenching Wally Tomlinson, associate of underworld f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Edwards (actor)
Alan Edmund William Edwards AM MBE (17 January 1925 – 14 January 2003) was a British actor and founding Artistic Director of the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was considered a major contributor to the artistic life of Queensland and was appointed MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) and Member of the Order of Australia for his services to theatre. He was also made an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Southern Queensland. Edwards won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He also obtained the same for the Old Vic School. After completing his training, he worked in various repertory theatres in England and Scotland before joining the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. From 1956, he worked mainly in London in film, theatre and radio. He also directed many plays, especially when Artistic Director of the Queensland Theatre Company. Career In 1960, he appeared in the British film, ''The Unstoppable Man'', as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Purcell
Leah Maree Purcell (born 14 August 1970) is an Aboriginal Australian stage and film actress, playwright, film director, and novelist. She made her film debut in 1999, appearing in Paul Fenech's ''Somewhere in the Darkness'', which led to roles in films, such as, ''Lantana'' (2001), ''Somersault'' (2004), '' The Proposition'' (2005) and ''Jindabyne'' (2006). In 2014, Purcell wrote and starred in the play, '' The Drover's Wife'', based on the original story by Henry Lawson. In 2019, she went on to write the bestselling novel, ''The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson'', which was adapted for the screen when Purcell made her directorial debut in the acclaimed film of the same name in 2022, for which she had also written, produced and starred as the titular character. For her work, she has won several awards, including a Helpmann Award, AACTA Award, and Asia Pacific Screen Awards Jury Grand Prize. Purcell is notable for her roles in several television drama series', inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Berthold
David Berthold is one of Australia's most prominent theatre directors and cultural leaders. He has directed for most of Australia's major theatre companies, as well as in London and Berlin, and has led several key arts organisations. He was Artistic Director of Brisbane Festival, one of Australia's major international arts festivals and Queensland’s largest arts and cultural event. Through his tenure of five festivals, 2015–19, Berthold transformed the Festival into Australia's largest major international arts festival, presenting more works to more people than any other, with an audience of more than one million people. Since January 2020 he has been Artistic Director in Residence at the National Institute of Dramatic Art ( NIDA), Australia’s leading institute for education and training in the performing arts. He is a member of the NSW Government's Theatre and Musical Theatre Arts Advisory Board, on the Board of Australian Plays Transform (APT) – the national developm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Hardy
Jonathan Hardy (20 September 1940 – 30 July 2012) was a New Zealand-Australian film and television actor, writer and director, he worked also in Australia. Early career Hardy was born in New Zealand in Wellington and began his training at the New Zealand Players' Drama School. He traveled to Britain where he studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and was a gold medal student. This brought interest from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre where he secured contracts. He returned to his home of New Zealand in a touring production of ''The Comedy of Errors'' with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1966) and remained to help expand the country's theatre industry. He emigrated to Australia in 1972. Career 1972-2012 Jonathan Hardy had a long and very successful career for over 40 years. He appeared in over 20 films, guested in over 26 television series, acted in many television movies and mini-series. His preference was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babette Stephens
Phyllis Babette Stephens AM MBE (née Fergusson) (26 April 1910 – 28 February 2001) was an Australian actress, director, artistic director, TV game show panelist and acting teacher. A leading theatrical pioneer, she also appeared in film and television, and hosted talkback radio. Biography She was born in England. Her theatrical career began after she joined the Brisbane Repertory Theatre in 1930. In the Brisbane Repertory Theatre society, now called La Boite Theatre, she served as Council President from 1957 to 1959 and Theatre Director from 1960 to 1968. It was under her leadership that the company acquired its first permanent premises and performing space, and constructed the first La Boite theatre. (The La Boite theatre after which the company is now named is the second, built in the early 1970s.) She was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1972 for her services to theater and in 1994, was awarded the AM (Member of the Order of Australia) for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
