ABC Illawarra

27 05 10 10:53 Filed in: theatre

Review: ABC Radio 702 Sydney

19 08 09 18:55 Filed in: Alex Buzo | Emma Buzo | Alana Valentine | Norm and Ahmed | Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah

Listen to a PODCAST of Diana Simmonds speaking with Richard Glover about Norm & Ahmed plus Shafana & Aunt Sarrinah at the Seymour Centre until August 29 2009. Terrific to hear how much a piece of theatre has affected someone just by the tone of their voice. Click on this link to listen to the PODCAST of the review on August 18th 2009.

Tags: theatre, media, education

Review: beautifully wrought bookends

"Norm & Ahmed and Shafana & Aunt Sarinnah are like beautifully wrought bookends to a part of Australia's recent history and they are both alarmingly topical and their reception will be constantly evolving." Read Diana Simmonds' perceptive and intelligent review on August 18 2009 at Stagenoise.

Tags: theatre, media, education

Review: powerful...fascinating and moving...highly successful

11 08 09 10:35 Filed in: Norm and Ahmed | Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah | Alex Buzo | Alana Valentine

"Sensitive...powerful...fascinating and moving...beautifully performed...This is a highly successful double bill" Read the review of Norm and Ahmed with Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah by Australia's greatest authority on Australian theatre John McCallum in The Australian on August 11 2009.

Tags: theatre, media

2009 Alex Buzo Memorial Lecture: Alana Valentine

10 08 09 14:06 Filed in: Alana Valentine | Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah | Alex Buzo | Norm and Ahmed

Listen to Alana Valentine interviewed by Richard Aedy on ABC Radio National's Life Matters about her new play Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah and giving the second annual Alex Buzo Memorial Lecture on August 10th 2009.

Listen to a podcast of the 2009 Alex Buzo Memorial Lecture CAPTIVATED BY REALITY by Alana Valentine. Read an excerpt at the ABC's Unleashed