Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Rogers – an ambitious young gun, independent creative producer, director, and maker based in Darwin, who has helped raise over $2.6m through funding, sell-off fees, and philanthropic support for artists in the Northern Territory – sat down with Geoffrey Williams in the courtyard of Darwin’s Brown’s Mart Theatre to laugh a lot, and talk about love, healing, and trust.
GW: So how did you find yourself here in the Territory?
How do you embrace glorious Bollywood camp while challenging its romantic ideals and gender stereotypes? Beth Keehn chats to creator and choreographer, Drea Lam, about her new show at Brisbane’s Metro Arts – ITEM – which mixes Bollywood dance moves with real voices and stories, stunning visuals, and gorgeous costumes – it’s a love letter to Bollywood, but with a contemporary twist.
Beth Keehn (BK): Drea, how have you made the move from Dance Masala classes to the stage at Metro Arts?
The cast for the Sydney-debut of The Marvellous Elephant Man the Musical at the 2023 Sydney Fringe Festival has been announced. The production plays at the Sydney Spiegeltent, in the Spiegeltent Festival Gardens (Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park) from September 1st to October 1st.
The Broadway and West End sensation has arrived in Australia! See Disney’s iconic Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl (oh… and don’t forget Tigger too!) in a beautifully crafted musical stage adaptation featuring stunning life-size puppetry.
Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, treachery … and All That Jazz … so begins the international multi-award-winning musical, Chicago, returning to Australia in November.
