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The Turning (play)
''The Turning'' is a play written by Bill McCluskey, based on ''The Turning'', a publication of connected short stories by Australian writer Tim Winton. It spans from 1970–2001 in Western Australia, covering much of the life of protagonist Vic Lang. Synopsis In the 1970s, drug trafficking in the town of Angelus leads to the presence of Demons – corrupt police officers. The darkness underneath Angelus has a profound impact on the increasingly paranoid Vic Lang, son of honest police officer Bob Lang, and 'Slack' Jackie Martin, girlfriend of drugrunner 'Boner' McPharlin. The story of the Lang family and Jackie is extended into 2000, where the shadow that haunts Vic begins to have an impact upon his marriage to Gail. Adaptation The town of Angelus is an allusion to the town of Albany in Western Australia. Short stories from the publication ''The Turning'' that are adapted directly into scenes are: *Act 1 Scene 2 - Abbreviation *Act 1 Scene 3 - Damaged Goods *Act 1 Scene 4 - Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill McCluskey
Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Places * Bill, Wyoming, an unincorporated community, United States * Billstown, Arkansas, an unincorporated community, United States * Billville, Indiana, an unincorporated community, United States People * Bill (given name) * Bill (surname) * Bill (footballer, born 1978), ''Alessandro Faria'', Togolese football forward * Bill (footballer, born 1984), ''Rosimar Amâncio'', a Brazilian football forward * Bill (footballer, born 1999), ''Fabricio Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira'', a Brazilian forward Arts, media, and entertainment Characters * Bill (Kill Bill), Bill (''Kill Bill''), a character in the ''Kill Bill'' films * William “Bill“ S. Preston, Esquire, The first of the titular duo of the Bill & Ted (franchise), Bill & Ted film series * A l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turning (stories)
''The Turning'' is a collection of short stories by Australian author Tim Winton published in 2004. Contents Many of the 17 short stories included interweave in their respective narratives. The story is set in a small Western Australian town and is about all different kinds of "turnings", be they in people, situations, surprises, accidents, relationships, and even the turning of time. These turnings come at crucial times in the characters' lives. They are doomed and unhappy people, and though the turning may not change their lives we see their humanity even if just for a moment. This multi award-winning collection of short stories is used commonly in the curriculum of 3/AB English students in Western Australia. The stories are: # "Big World" # "Abbreviation" # "Aquifer" # "Damaged Goods" # "Small Mercies" # "On Her Knees" # "Cockleshell" # "The Turning" # "Sand" # "Family" # "Long, Clear View" # "Reunion" # "Commission" # "Fog" # "Boner McPharlin's Moll" # "Immunity" # "Defende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Winton
Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia, and has won the Miles Franklin Award four times. Life and career Timothy John Winton was born on 4 August 1960 in Subiaco, an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. He grew up in the northern Perth suburb of Karrinyup, before he moved with his family to the regional city of Albany at the age of 12.Steger, Jason (2008) "It's a risky business", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 25–27 April 2008, Books: p. 29 Whilst at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, Winton wrote his first novel, '' An Open Swimmer'', which won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1981, launching his writing career. He has stated that he wrote "the best part of three books while at university".Steger, Jason (2008) "Its a risky business" in ''The Sydney Morning He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany, Western Australia
Albany ( ; nys, Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a part of King George Sound. The central business district is bounded by Mount Clarence to the east and Mount Melville to the west. The city is in the local government area of the City of Albany. While it is the oldest colonial, although not European, settlement in Western Australia - predating Perth and Fremantle by over two years - it was a semi-exclave of New South Wales for over four years until it was made part of the Swan River Colony. The settlement was founded on 26 December 1826 as a military outpost of New South Wales for the purpose of forestalling French ambitions in the region. To that end, on 21 January 1827, the commander of the outpost, Major Edmund Lockyer, formally took possession for the British Crown of the portion of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Playhouse Theatre (Perth)
The Playhouse Theatre in central Perth, Western Australia was purpose-built for live theatre in the 1950s and remained one of the city's principal venues for performing arts for over half a century until replaced by the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia in January 2011. It was demolished in October 2012 as part of a redevelopment of Cathedral Square. History Founding The theatre was constructed adjacent to St George's Cathedral on Pier Street land owned by the Anglican Church, the former site of the Church of England Deanery tennis court. The building was designed by the local architectural firm of Sheldon & Krantz and constructed at a cost of £65,000. The main lobby contained a mural by local brutalist architect Iwan Iwanoff. The theatre was formally opened on 22 August 1956 to a capacity audience of 700, with the opening production of John Patrick’s 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning play '' The Teahouse of the August Moon''. In 1919 the establishment of the Perth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Theatre Company
Perth Theatre Company was a live theatre company in Perth, Western Australia. History Perth Theatre Company was founded as SWY Theatre Company by graduates from the specialist Theatre Arts course at John Curtin Senior High School in 1983. Between 1983 and 1986, SWY operated out of a disused warehouse in Fremantle before moving to 65 Murray Street, Perth in 1987. In 1994 the Company adopted the name of Perth Theatre Company and found a new home at the Playhouse Theatre. In 1996, Perth Theatre Company became a company limited by guarantee. In 2008, Perth Theatre Company's only Artistic Director, Alan Becher died and Melissa Cantwell was appointed the company's new Artistic Director. In 2016 Perth Theatre Company ceased operations. Production history ;As SWY Theatre Company *1983: ''Or Else'', ''Locked In'', ''Going Home'', ''Self Service'' and ''Roll Call''. *1984: ''Waterfront'' *1985: ''Children of War'', ''Greek''. *1986: ''Fast Forward'', ''Stars'', ''The Flash Stockman'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth International Arts Festival
Perth Festival, named Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF) between 2000 and 2017, and sometimes referred to as the Festival of Perth, is Australia's longest-running cultural festival, held annually in Western Australia. The program features contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, performance, literature and ideas, visual arts, large-scale public works. The main events of the festival take place every year from February to March and the film program now known as Lotterywest Films runs from November to April, as part of the Perth Festival. Perth Festival takes place and various indoor and outdoor venues across Perth. The festival is run by UWA in partnership with the state government and the Perth City Council. From 2004, the Festival carried Lotterywest branding, and Lotterywest was acknowledged as the Festival's "principal partner". The artistic director for 2020 to 2023 is Iain Grandage. History The festival was created in 1953 by the University of Western Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Jodrell
Steve Jodrell is an Australian director of theatre, film and television. He began his career in the theatre before moving into film."Interview with Steve Jodrell", ''Signet'', 30 March 1998 accessed 19 November 2012 As director * ''The Buck's Party'' (1978) - short * '''' (1988) * '' Tudawali'' (1988) – TV movie * '''' (10 episodes, 2014–2016) - TV series As actor< ...
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Iain Grandage
Iain Grandage is an Australian composer and music director, best known for his compositions for theatre, dance and concert. In May 2018, the Perth Festival appointed Grandage as Artistic Director. Early life Grandage initially lived in Brisbane, before moving to Perth when he was seven. Grandage studied at the UWA School of Music (now the UWA Conservatorium of Music) as a cellist, and also studied composition with Roger Smalley. Awards and honours He has received the Helpmann Award for Best Original Score multiple times, for play ''Cloudstreet'' in 2002, play ''The Secret River'' in 2013, dance work ''When Time Stops'' in 2014, opera ''The Rabbits'' (with Kate Miller-Heidke Kate Melina Miller-Heidke (; born 16 November 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Although classically trained, she has generally followed a career in alternative pop music. She signed to Sony Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in the ...) in 2015, and concert work ''Satan Jawa'' (with Rahayu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Cribb
Reginald Cribb is an Australian playwright and actor. Early life Cribb graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art at the University of New South Wales in 1990 and his first play, Night of the Sea Monkey, was performed in 1999. Plays Cribb's plays include: * The Return (adapted to the film Last Train to Freo) * Last Cab to Darwin * Gulpilil * The Chatroom * Ruby's Last Dollar, an adaptation of Uncle Vanya * Unaustralia * Mt Ragged * Night of the Sea Monkey * Krakouer * Country Song, a play about Australian indigenous singer and musician Jimmy Little performed by the Queensland Theatre Company at the Cremorne Theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (August 2015) * Thomas Murray and the Upside Down River, a play about a man ravaged by drought, family secrets and love performed by the Griffin Theatre in January 2016 then touring nationally in 2018 With Rachel Perkins, Cribb co-wrote the screenplay for the movie Bran Nue Dae based on the 1989 sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline McKenzie
Caroline McKenzie is an Australian stage and screen actress. She is a member of the theatre and dance faculty at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University. Television Her television work includes Ship to Shore, The Shark Net and The Sleepover Club. Theatre Her theatre work includes: *The 20s and All That Jazz, The Cherry Orchard, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fen and Safety in Numbers for The Hole in the Wall Theatre. *Godspell, Chicago, The Jack the Ripper Show, On Our Selection, A Chorus of Disapproval, Company and Barnum for The Playhouse Theatre (Perth) (productions broadcast on Australian National Theatre Live). * The Philadelphia Story for Sydney Theatre Company. * The Man From Mukinupin for Q Theatre. *Ridin' High (as Ethel Merman) for Griffin Theatre Company. * Face to Face (on tour around Australia and Brazil) and The Turning for Perth Theatre Company. *The Crucible for the Black Swan State Theatre Company *Coram Boy ''Coram Boy'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
