Anything but “a nice little farce”

Anything but “a nice little farce”

At the end of one of our many recent lockdowns, Glenbrook Players did what they do best. They committed to bringing arts back to the community through talented volunteers as a way of tackling the isolation that had enveloped the community. I had recently been asked to...
Plays That Challenge Us

Plays That Challenge Us

The following post was written during the production of Cloudstreet which ran during May 2022. Going to the theatre serves many purposes. Escape. Entertainment. Reflection. Coming to see Cloudstreet will make you feel emotions. It will challenge you. It will encourage...
Plays That Challenge Us

Teamwork in the Theatre

Tim Winton’s beloved Cloudstreet is a show of epic proportions. Normally a five hour show, director Ainslie Yardley poured numerous hours of her life into editing it down to two and a half hours. Not an easy task! With her detailed vision of the show, stage manager...
Treading the Boards – Lara Campbell

Treading the Boards – Lara Campbell

Lara Campbell’s love for performing started at age seven, doing ballet at the Glenbrook School of Arts where she is now treading the boards in Cloudstreet with the Glenbrook Players. When asked what brought her to the Glenbrook Players,  Lara explains “ After high...
Treading the Boards – Madeleine Sheehy

Treading the Boards – Madeleine Sheehy

Growing up in Alice Springs with parents who were heavily involved in their local theatre group, how could Madeleine Sheehy not become involved in theatre? Madeleine has been with the Glenbrook Players for twenty six years. In that time, she has been in nineteen shows...
New to Directing

New to Directing

Even in the afterglow from seeing the first show staged under my direction become a success, I recall the first rehearsal for Orson’s Shadow by Austin Pendleton. After settling in, I mixed-up stage left and stage right with only my endless pointing helping the...