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Photos by Ryan Tews from the new work "Swan Dive" now playing at Theatreworks

A young man shines his shoes, getting ready to leave for war. He sits on a television, which plays scenes from the warfront; politicians giving speeches; screaming women; tanks; gunfire. And there is this young man, Tommy - just a boy - who is excited, athletic, full of testosterone, and ready to launch himself into the middle of the carnage. But what begins as the start of a young man’s exciting journey into the real world turns quickly spirals into an experience that very nearly destroys him.

THE HAM FUNERAL
23 APRIL - 25 MAY 2013

BY PATRICK WHITE

AMADEUS by Peter Shaffer

Star of "The Block" Amity Dry is hitting the stage with her own show and we've got tickets to give away!

In a faded hotel room in Scarborough, a couple is having an illicit weekend away. Amidst the peeling wallpaper they laugh, quarrel and make love, but they don’t dare go out.

In a faded hotel room in Scarborough, a couple is having an illicit weekend away. Amidst the peeling wallpaper they laugh, quarrel and make love, but they don’t dare go out.

On Friday night I saw “Boxman,” a widely-travelled and much-acclaimed show.  Written by popular writer Daniel Keene and performed by Terry Yeboah, it is directed by Matt Scholten.  It takes the story of one man, Ringo, whose life story is horrific.  His attempts to cling to some good cheer from his past, live a functional life and somehow keep together his sanity, make for an intensely engaging and involving show.

When a celebrity dies, no matter the circumstances, there is always a lot of interest, coverage, and theories surrounding their death. The subject is often picked over with a fine tooth comb, witnesses interviewed, stories investigated and finally, books written. Their death becomes mythologised, the truth resting uneasily somewhere at the bottom of all the content.