The Fourth Wall

I love my alone time; I love it so much. Socialising is great, and I enjoy being with my friends and family and experiencing new things....

I attended an all-boys Catholic school in Blacktown, which I believe could be the single worst environment for a young person to grow up...

It is amazing how memories of specific moments in your life can be triggered by the smallest things. Forever, the smell of a fireplace...

I was on the internet recently and saw someone suggesting that with the wealth inequality, cost of living, and housing crisis that seems...

I once read that architecture is in the corners, the points of connection that transform a wall into a room. If we take this idea that it...

I've only ever seen one pantomime, and well, it tried. I liked some of the jokes in the first few scenes, but as it went on, the...

Gossiping as a concept is intriguing. We all engage in it, although deep down, we acknowledge that we probably shouldn't. It's impolite,...

I enjoy oversimplifications of complex things. Analogies that distill something to its most basic elements. Saying things like time...

I was around 10 when I saw my first play. It was a production of "12 Angry Men" in Dublin while visiting family. I don't remember why...

I remember growing up and being in my high school history class, thinking there must be more that we aren't being told. The teaching of...

Medical science is really fascinating and, at times, truly terrifying if you think about it. For a profession that we, as a collective,...

I have never understood people who don't go back and revisit media that they like. I can, and have watched the same movies and TV shows...

I am not a person who is surprised very often; I am just not trained to be used to it. My birthday is so close to Christmas that people...

A common complaint I have heard about theatre in Australia is that too often it is the same shows trotted out over and over again, with...

Nostalgia can be really powerful when it comes to how we judge things. Nothing will ever taste as good as the pizza from your childhood...

Cult hits are funny in that they can be so well-known but also kind of niche. So many musicals live in this space. They are either...

One of the best things about comedy is that it's something that rewards rewatching, particularly when that comedy has broad appeal. You...

There are a few stories that have become so ingrained in the zeitgeist and so iconic that you feel like you know them even if you haven’t...

If you have ever seen a show at the Pavilion Theatre, you will understand that there is an undeniable charm to the place. The walls are...

Have you ever done a paint and sip where you are trying to recreate a work of art? I used to find them frustrating when I tried to copy...