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Puffio.
Funny things happen at the theatre: on the opening night of State Theatre Companys 'The Government Inspector' - and, coincidentally, the opening performance for the company under the stewardship of Adam Cook - after the cast had worked through a Russian folk-music rendition of A Message To You (Rudy) and others, actor Michael Habib crashed through a door whilst eavesdropping, and ended up lying flat on his stomach. That much was called for, but what the audience didn't realise was that Habib had taken his drive to theatrical authenticity too far and had dislocated his shoulder in the fall. Ah, but was that door meant to fly open impressively or fall off its hinges completely (as it did) with a most satisfying thump? Backstage there was a rush to reorganise parts of the show without him appearing, whilst he went to hospital for treatment. Though he is required to take at least the next few nights off, Habib was back at the Festival centre in time to have a stiff drink with the cast, crew and well-wishers at the after-show party. Speedy recovery.
Meanwhile a few ideas seem to be bubbling
along for State Theatre's next season... sometimes Assistant
Director at State Theatre Martin Laud is currently adapting
Peter Goldsworthy's 'Honk If You Are Jesus' for the stage -
writing the script along with... Peter Goldsworthy! Apparently
some years ago Goldsworthy had made a passing comment in praise
of Laud's work and when the opportunity came up Marty reminded
the good doctor of his offer of help and suggested it was time
to work up a script. Puffio believes the two are polishing up
their offering in time for an Easter deadline. Expect to hear
more about this - possibly on stage for next year's season of
State Theatre.
Radio Adelaide have launched their all new breakfast show and toasted the associated new staff: the cunningly named 'Breakfast with Lisa Leong and Jonathan Lucraft', helped in no way whatsoever by a naughty email connection which completely failed to deliver invitations to the throngs of media who would otherwise have flocked to the North Terrace studios last week to enjoy a croissant and champers whilst welcoming the station's new additions onto the airwaves. And a very bright bubbly show it seems too, although Puffio hears that behind the scenes there's a problem or two clearing some employment contracts with the governing body behind Radio Adelaide, the University of Adelaide, who are not keen to sign on another fulltime staff member or two in a department which has not gone through the proper channels. It is understood Sir Humphey Appleby is currently seeking a solution.
Christopher Tamm sent through a cryptic email announcing that
he was "Just Bombing the world with my latest exhibit/product
launch/show and tell", 'CRASH! Corporation 1999-2005: From Streetart
to Supermarket', which can be found at the end of this month
at the Topfloor Gallery, 66 Hindley St. Consider this little
part of the world, erm, bombed.
Stephen House' 'Drapes' has been picked up in by Chicago by Victory Gardens Theatre, a Tony award winning theatre, with a six week season opening in May, and parts are being cast even as you read this. This is a big opening for House, whose 'Drapes' won a 2000 Fringe Award and a Messenger Green Light Award and a dB Magazine honorable mention for the year also. Not only that, but Jigsaw theatre company are opening in Canberra in June with 'Vin' which won House an Awgie Award in 2004. At around the same time House has a new play opening in Adelaide, 'Miss Blossom Callahann', produced by ABC radio, for whom the play was read last year, and starring Jacquie Phillips. If you thought that was all, think again! Stephen House is also casting a short film he's to shoot in Adelaide a little later this year, and has chased a contact he made at the infamous dB Magazine Christmas party at the end of last year. At that very party Puffio noticed House deep in conversation with the vivacious and in demand Amber McMahon, whom he has cast in a lead role.
SALA is now seeking registrations for their
2005 programme - the last day to register as an artist or venue
for this years events is Mon 2 May - either use their online
registrations facility at www.salafestival.com or contact the
SALA office on 8218 8450.
If you've not been to the Art Gallery of SA lately you might find a few things changed... they now have a permanent gallery dedicated to Islamic art, which they say is the nation's first. And not before time, so congratulations to all. The gallery provides a permanent showcase for the Art Gallery of South Australia's outstanding collection of Islamic art from the Middle East and South Asia; now the largest such collection in Australia. A feature of the display is the Medieval Iranian ceramics donated by philanthropist Dr William Bowmore, first unveiled in the Gallery's recent exhibition, 'Persian Treasures'.
In what seems to be a blockbuster season for Independent Theatre,
they've gone to the movies for their 2005 plays, starting with
its first-ever red-blooded thriller, 'Strangers On A Train',
a new English adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith thriller
which was immortalised by the Alfred Hitchcock film. That comes
up in early April at Independent Theatre's regular haunt, Norwood's
Odeon Theatre. Later in the year Artistic Director Rob Croser
swaps roles with his partner and frequent lead actor, David
Roach, who will direct Croser as Professor Henry Higgins (with
Barossa-born, now Sydney-based actress Tahli Corin as Eliza
Doolittle) in 'Pygmalion' - the play that inspired the eternal
musical and film 'My Fair Lady'. There's more!!! (which seems
to be something of a catch-cry for Puffio these days)... winding
up the year in November is 'A Passage To India', another new
English stage adaptation of book which David Lean popularised
in his 1980s film. It was a bloody long EM Forster book, but
Independent Theatre have promised to keep the spice and the
mystery alive - and work out how to get the elephant onstage!
A subscription to their whole season costs only $70 ($60 for
concession card holders) - phone 8411 6661 for a brochure.
And finally, after the departure of Mr Peter Thurmer, who Puffio hears is back playing blues music and teaching film at Hamilton MAPS, Adelaide's Media Resource Centre announces the appointment of new Director Ms. Imogen Selley as their new Director. She is an experienced producer and researcher who has worked in radio and television, including 6 years with the BBC's Arts, Drama, and Current Affairs Units. Welcome.
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