A Room with A View, adapted by Grace Chapple and currently performing at Belvoir St Theatre, is one of the best book-to-stage adaptations I’ve ever seen. E. M. Forster’s original 1908 novel tells the story of Lucy Honeychurch (Nathalie Morris), whose travels through Italy provide her with a glimpse of independence and subsequently lead her…
Narelle (Sheridan Harbridge) skirts across a converted factory floor, all brushed concrete and industrial chic, flanked by an eager estate agent (Nikki Shiels). It’s an all too common scene as Sydney’s working class havens make way for heritage apartment conversions, hip cafes and pet-owning professionals. Narelle however stalks the space with a touch of melancholy,…
The Chinese restaurant is a bastion of our urban culture. Birthdays in the suburbs spent with red lanterns, lazy susans and honey chicken dot our collective memory. While contemporary Australia’s lust for foodie culture and an ever refining palette may have moved away from the Red/Golden Phoenix/Centuries in the 00s, they still form culinary centres…
