I will be the soul of politesse...
unlike, it must be said, the production that's on at the theatre at the
moment (OT by Uncle Semolina and Friends, to which this event is obliquely
connected), which is kind of landfill theatre.
On 5/18/07, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Ya doing any Lenny Bruce routines?
>
> Androo
>
> On 18/05/07, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > If anyone's at a loose end on Sunday, this month's Things on Sunday at
> the
> > Malthouse involves the original performance poetry -
> >
> > xA
> >
> > The word made flesh
> >
> > In 1959 the American evangelist Billy Graham visited Melbourne and
> pulled a
> > crowd of 130,000 to hear him at the MCG. The power of his preaching is
> still
> > recalled, and it is this power that we explore in an afternoon of
> biblical
> > proportions. From a cantor singing the prayers of Jewish faith, to
> readings
> > from the Old Testament, to Billy himself as recorded on his Australian
> > 'crusade', this is a journey where holy texts are given voice, in all
> their
> > awe-inspiring might. Hosted by Melbourne poet and critic Alison Croggon
> >
> > Rabbi Fred Morgan Senior Rabbi, Temple Beth Israel, Melbourne.
> > Matthew O'Meara Assistant Chaplain, St Michael's Grammar School.
> > Majid Shokor Iraqi-Australian actor (last seen in Theatre at Risk's
> > Homebody/Kabul<
> http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com/2007/02/review-spook-homebodykabul.html>
> > ).
> >
> > Time: 2.30pm Sunday, May 20
> > Venue: The CUB Malthouse
> > Cost: $10, free for Malthouse Theatre subscribers
> > Bookings highly recommended: Box Office (03) 9685 5111
> >
> > --
> > Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au
> > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> > Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
> >
>
>
> --
> Andrew
> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> http://www.inblogs.net/hispirits
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/
>
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Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
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