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Listen To Older Voices: Nick Ordinans – Part 2

ROB GREAVES Rob Greaves - August 24, 2020 5:15 am 0

Welcome to the second part of a 3-part story of the Life and Times of Nick Ordinans. In Part 1 we learned that Nick, who was born in England in 1950, developed a...

Cream Of The Crate Album Review #204: Company Caine – Doctor Chop

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These reviews are provided to help maintain a connection with various genres of popular music extending from the 1940's through to present time. This is album review number 204 in the series of retro-reviews...

Listen To Older Voices: Nick Ordinans -Part 1

ROB GREAVES Rob Greaves - August 17, 2020 5:15 am 0

This program was originally aired in 2010 and features the three-part story of Baby Boomer, Nick Ordinans. When interviewed Nick was sixty-years of age. His story starts in Staffordshire England, where Nick was born...

Cream Of The Crate Album Review #203: The Beatles – Live At the Star...

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These reviews are provided to help maintain a connection with various genres of popular music extending from the 1940's through to present time. This is album review number 203 in the series of retro-reviews...

Listen To Older Voices: Ron Caddy – Part 2

ROB GREAVES Rob Greaves - August 10, 2020 5:15 am 0

This is the second and final part of the story of the Life and Times of Ron Caddy conducted in July 2007. Born in 1920, Ron’s story gives us a snapshot of life in another...

Cream Of The Crate Album Review # 202 : Otis Redding – Dictionary Of...

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These reviews are provided to help maintain a connection with various genres of popular music extending from the 1940's through to present time. This is album review number 202 in the series of retro-reviews...

Listen To Older Voices: Ron Caddy – Part 1

ROB GREAVES Rob Greaves - August 3, 2020 5:15 am 0

This is part 1 of a 2-part repeat Golden moment program, from our Vault of Treasured Memories, featuring the story of the then 87-year old Ron Caddy. Ron takes us in a journey from his...

cream of the crate review # 201 : the atlantics – great surfing sounds of the atlantics

Cream Of the Crate Album Review # 201 : The Atlantics – Great Surfing...

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These reviews are provided to help maintain a connection with various genres of popular music extending from the 1940's through to present time. This is album review number 201 in the series of retro-reviews...

listen to older voices : lily miller – part 2

Listen To Older Voices : Lily Miller – Part 3

ROB GREAVES Rob Greaves - July 27, 2020 5:15 am 0

In this, the final story of the Life and Times of Lily Miller, we find her and husband Felix, in Australia living near the steel mills in Port Kembla. As part of coming to...

Cream of The Crate: Album Review # 200 – Australian Compilation: The Complete Havoc...

ROB GREAVES Rob Greaves - July 25, 2020 10:00 am 0

This review was originally posted on the first Toorak Times web site where publications ceased on that site in March 2017. The old site will be permanently closed in 2020 and these reviews...

RED STITCH ACTOR’S THEATRE

COVID-19 update from Red Stitch March 18, 2020 5:13 pm
Hello, Our thoughts are with you all during this very challenging time and we hope that you and your loved ones are well. We have been greatly appreciative of your support over the years, and want to let you know how we are adjusting our plans in response to these strange and disconcerting events. We...
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Inside the SINGLE LADIES rehearsal room March 1, 2020 11:16 am
Inside the rehearsal room: the sanitised grunge of Collingwood, three ladies and an improbable friendship. Multi-award winning local writer Michele Lee’s hilarious, home grown comedy SINGLE LADIES is about to land – we can’t wait to share this world premiere INK production with you! As contemporary and timely as it gets, Single Ladies will have you in stitches while provoking in-depth foyer...
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Welcome to 2020! January 20, 2020 3:53 pm
Happy New Year and welcome to 2020 at Red Stitch! We’re kicking off the year with a “wickedly funny” (Time Out) gem of a play, Nick Coyle’s The Feather in the Web. Director Declan Greene is at the helm, leading a brilliant cast of guest and ensemble actors. We’d like to welcome back guest actors Belinda McClory (Hir, Splendour), Emily Milledge (Out...
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A small gift with big impact. December 14, 2019 12:32 pm
The holiday season is upon us and it’s time to get those presents sorted!Whether you’re looking for gifts large or small, we have just the thing for your theatre-loving loved ones! Red Stitch 2020 subscription packages are on sale now, full and half year options are available. And gift certificates that can be redeemed for tickets to one (or more) of our eight remarkable productions in...
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Latest eNews: “Vivid and utterly memorable” OIL is playing now l PLAYlist is one day away! l Season 2020 launch November 26, 2019 9:03 am
The doors of Cromwell Road Theatre are open and the brilliant cast of OIL are transporting audiences and critics alike with this “ambitious, centuries-spanning play…packed with ideas and feeling” (Time Out). This Australian premiere production must close December 15. Don’t miss this “combustible power play” (The Age). We don’t like turning people away, so get in early before it sells out! Book...
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OIL opening at Cromwell Road Theatre l Get your PLAYlist tickets l Season 2020 launch next week! November 16, 2019 1:26 pm
Hello, It’s been a big week. For the cast and creative team of Oil, and for everyone at Red Stitch. Previewing one of the most ambitious plays we’ve ever staged, while opening the doors at Cromwell Rd Theatre to the public for the first time, has certainly taken some doing. But the rapturous response from our...
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Inside OIL rehearsals l CONTROL final shows October 31, 2019 4:14 pm
The cast and creatives of Ella Hickon’s explosive play, OIL, have been breathing life into our Cromwell Road Theatre. With director Ella Caldwell at the helm, this epic work features a brilliant cast of 10 actors playing characters spanning centuries and continents. It’s a remarkable, ambitious work – an ideal way to welcome you to our new space. And speaking of the new...
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“A play which demands to be watched” CONTROL in reviews… October 16, 2019 12:10 pm
CONTROL elicited an exhilarating response from audiences during previews and opening week! Join us before November 3rd to see Keziah Warner’s “three-stage rocket” (The Australian) world premiere production. Catch this piece of Australian theatre history before it’s gone. Here’s what the critics are saying: “Exquisite acting.“ – The Australian “There are so many fascinating details in this play and so many inventive...
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CONTROL opens tonight! October 9, 2019 10:33 am
The world premiere season of CONTROL by Keziah Warner will open tonight! It has been immensely rewarding being involved in its development though our INK program over the years with Keziah working closely with the ensemble, dramaturg Tom Healey and director Julian Meyrick. Keziah is a notably unique and exciting writer, and we can’t wait to share her exceptional premiere with you. The script and...
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Inside the CONTROL rehearsal room October 1, 2019 5:16 pm
It’s been a busy time in our Cromwell road theatre space, company members have working hard with the first stages of renovation; removing existing seating banks, pulling up flooring and more. It’s a labour of love! Elsewhere in the building, the cast and crew of CONTROL have been deep in rehearsals. We are so excited to be bringing...
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