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As the countdown begins, you lay out the cookies, milk and carrots for Santa and see the Christmas lights as you drive down the street… a brand new Australian theatre show called “Believe – A Christmas Musical” has opened at the Lounge within the beautiful Chatswood Concourse. Within it, it tells the amazing story of the origin of Santa Claus and how he went from being a humble toy maker to being that big jolly man in red and white that we know and love! Under the director Ch

This past Wednesday evening, refreshed by the sweet tropical punch and soft gingerbread cookies, I was graciously invited to attend the media call for Believe: A Christmas Musical which is a new Australian work of theatre pioneered by Mark Edmonds Productions, an up-and-coming professional theatre company with a well-established community throughout the greater Sydney region. Holiday magic filled the air of the Concourse Chatswood as we were welcomed local media for an exclu

In times of financial hardship, when the “cost of living crisis” seems to have become the new normal rather than a short period of difficulty through which we must prevail, it is understandable that we may indulge in daydreams of get-rich-quick schemes, or even less socially acceptable ways of making a buck on the side — would anyone even know they were my feet in the pictures? Fantasising is one thing, but the tangled web of deception woven in Cash on Delivery pushes the bo

Once again the Glenbrook Players have proven their flair for community theatre with their delightful and wickedly funny production of Joseph Kesselring’s 1939 play Arsenic and Old Lace . The direction of Robyn and Alan Pope was confident and imaginative, allowing the cast to shine while maintaining a brisk pace, bringing this classic dark comedy to life with warmth, wit, and a perfect balance of charm and chaos. Margaret Bell (Aunt Abby) brought a lovely warmth and twinkle to