Retired from a career which took many paths and included many cities around the world. Singing principle roles in New York and Mexico, Alderman with Sydney City Council and environmental work at a University in Sydney. Now settled in Kariong on the Central Coast and hope to continue my work at the local radio station as a programmer and announcer and theatre critic. Music has always been my passion and hobby.
Set in the summer of 1959 we follow the story of a 16 year old 'Christmas casual' in the frock dept. at Goodes on... [more]
The highlight of the 9th Vogue American Express Fashion's Night Out was the flower display on the 1st floor of the D... [more]
For those of us lucky enough living on the Central Coast a day, or even a couple of days, visiting wineries is only a fe... [more]
The circus is in town!
Webers Circus is a special treat for all the kids in town, large and small. Wonderful hors... [more]
Gioachino Rossini wrote 39 operas, the last of which was Semiramide. It is considered by many his best and is certai... [more]
Ashton circus started travelling around Australia 160 years ago. Today, the seventh generation of Ashtons are still ... [more]
'I've loved making this gardenIt's been a great gift to my life It lets me find my life again And it's my gift to share ... [more]
A trip to Sydney from home on the last day of this rare collection of Dutch artists was a trip down memory lane for... [more]
'Where is your black stock?'
It is 1929 in outback Australia. The film opens with a murder, followed by a beating... [more]
Stardust Circus has a pedigree that goes back to 1893. Considering that P. T. Barnum started his circus in 1871, it ... [more]
'No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else'.
There is only one way to make a film about the greatest ... [more]
'It's all about Daisy'Hercule Poirot, who calls himself 'the greatest detective in the world' needs to travel to England... [more]
There are thousands of coloratura sopranos in the world but only a handful would dare to take on the role of 'Norma', Be... [more]
Staged on Lake Constance at Bregenz in Austria, Bizet's 'Carmen' came to life as never before. Opera today needs t... [more]
'They never feel so alive knowing at any minute they could die'
Mountain is an 87 minute documentary written by R... [more]
If you ever thought David Jones was outdated or out of touch – think again. During the annual carnival of flowers in e... [more]
'It is right to save humanity'
In 1989 former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, started travelling th... [more]
400,000 British and French troops were stranded on a beach at Dunkirk, France after being cornered and trapped by th... [more]
I left Kariong at 8.30 am to travel to Bowral for a meeting on the following day. The train trip to Sydney, as usual... [more]
On a warm Sunday afternoon in July was the premiere gala for the newly formed Lyric Opera Company on the Central Coa... [more]
This review contains major plot spoilers
A self-confessed pachyderm.
William Oldroy sets his new film based... [more]
Enoch Arden was one of Lord Alfred Tennyson's most famous poems which he wrote in 1864. Richard Strauss wrote the accomp... [more]
A great little theatre is soon to become a great large cinema complex. After 15 years battling with the local council ... [more]
'Lets' forget about tomorrow'
The 8th annual Italian Festival comes to the Ettalong Beach Tourist Resort this ... [more]
When is a home really finished? Minimalism is over and it's time to jazz up, colour up and change the look. The best... [more]
'There was so many pieces, I tried to hold his head together'
To portray the emotional state of a woman who h... [more]
'We believe your wife is a German Spy'
Allied is a romantic, period drama set in 1942 during WW11 and v... [more]
'Would she even look at you if you were not a King?'
This film is based on the true story written by Susan Williams... [more]
A remarkable true story of courage and compassion.
Private Desmond Doss refuses to carry a gun, but goes ahe... [more]
'If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy stories'. Albert Einstein.
The Brothers Grimm based t... [more]
Tosca is the masterpiece opera written by Puccini. It was first performed in Rome in 1900. It is one of the handful ... [more]
'Some days I want to say hello with a blow torch'
Link has turned his life around. A Vietnam Vet., ex-con on parole... [more]
The Pilobolus modern dance company was formed in 1971. It has bagged numerous awards and created over 100 choreographi... [more]
300 young musicians, the youngest being 9 years of age, and many appearing for the first time on the concert stage, ... [more]
Jennifer Saunders is considered one of the funniest women in Britain and has been well rewarded for her work with priz... [more]
In 1684, the first novel in this genre was published. It remained very popular throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. T... [more]
Donizetti is considered by many as 'the Great Master' of the 3 bel canto composers of the 19th century. Bel canto isn't ... [more]
Garry Thorpe, general manager of 4MBS, declared the 2016 Festival as 'a runaway success'. This year the theme was Great... [more]
Madam Butterfly needs a soprano who can musically and dramatically portray a 15 year old innocent girl, whose heart is b... [more]
Captain Cook on his arrival in 1770 proclaimed that Sydney Harbour is the finest he had ever seen – today the world is i... [more]
The theme for the 4MBS FM 23rd Festival of Classics for 2016 is Great Russian Masters. The team have put together a ... [more]
Italians have style, and to celebrate everything Italian, the 10th annual festival 'officially' starts on 23rd May. That... [more]
'Music has been my life: music matters'Florence Foster Jenkins is known as the 'Dreadful Diva', a title she richly deser... [more]
In the audience on opening night were many delighted fans familiar with the work of the director and creator of 'Velvet'... [more]
Opera has its headquarters in an architecturally magnificent "Temple' built for musicians who have music in their DNA. T... [more]
No organisation is too powerful to tackle, even when well-meaning citizens try their best to block your path.
So it w... [more]
Gold Coast Italian Festival is the brainchild of Alessandro Sorbello. The first festival was held in 2007. As part of t... [more]
The Golden Globes verify what audiences have been raving about. 'The Revenant' bagged Best Picture, Leonardo DiCaprio wo... [more]
A swing, a long curtain, a hoop, some fire, a trampoline, motorbikes that sound like a swarm of bees travelling at 45 ... [more]
Many readers know about 4MBS FM at Cooparoo, but very few may not be familiar with all the 250 volunteers do on a dail... [more]
The fact remains that women will only gradually gain gender equality with the 'permission' of men. Way back in 1405, Chr... [more]
Please note this review contains multiple spoilers
'Special Executive for Counter-intelligence Terrorism, Reveng... [more]
Il Trovatore was first performed in 1853 and has remained a favourite in the repertoire ever since. Enrico Crusoe said ... [more]
How do you like your Shakespeare? With music, on a rug with the family in a park, films from the globe theatre, radio br... [more]
Tastes of Italy is another project of Cav. Alessandro Sorbello, the founder of 'Italian Week', an annual event held in B... [more]
For one night only Renee Fleming will perform many of her much loved signature arias in the Concert Hall at QPAC and mor... [more]
For ladies who lunch and want to choose a particular charity to support, CharityDOs.com.au is your starting point. Amand... [more]
As part of the Dendy Arts program from the National Theatre Helen Mirren stars in 'The Audience', a series of meetings b... [more]
There was a standing ovation in the Lyric Theatre at QPAC on opening night for 'Anything Goes'. And so it goes on at e... [more]
