Slapdash Song Night! 2014 finale show is in a little less than two weeks away. To date, I have written nothing. But in the lead-up, this song is in my head for no reason, with no relevance: And I may have lost an entire day last weekend here: But I’ve at least listened to our COVER ME, BRO! Read more…
Read more →While every day should be LadyNerd Day, I would like to nominate November as LadyNerd Appreciation Month. And not just because it’s my birthday. I did a bit of internetting and found a few others to help me make a go of what could be called LadyNerdvember. Catchy. If you’ve seen LadyNerd, you’ll know that I’m born on the same Read more…
Read more →This is an unpublished piece but it includes what are hopefully helpful ideas in listicle form. I have been songwriting since I was a teenager. This does not make me qualified. But it does mean I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. Oh, how I loved my songs back then – back when they were Read more…
Read more →“The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready – it goes on because it’s 11.30.” – Lorne Michaels, via Tina Fey in Bossypants How do you become excellent as an artist? Is it about freedom to fail? Is it about pure, reflective practice or constant feedback? Is it about trying new things regularly or doing the same Read more…
Read more →I wrote this piece for Tech Digest back in the lead-up to Edinburgh Fringe 2012. They asked me to talk about why nerddom is important to me – and why, perhaps, it should be important to more people! I discovered my nerdy identity – or ‘nerdentity’, if you will – at a very young age. I Read more…
Read more →It’s not the sort of thing you expect to happen when you go to work. Sure, maybe your job is in itself unpredictable – maybe it’s someone’s birthday and you’ll have mudcake, maybe shit will hit the fan in accounts, maybe you’ll get sacked for reading blogs on the company dime. But one thing you probably Read more…
Read more →This was a monster-sized slideshow I wrote for The Fix in 2014. It was a big research project because I’m far from a Home and Away expert – phew! Fun though. Sure there’s been Hollywood break-outs Chris Hemsworth, Melissa George, and Ryan Kwanten, and a slew of others who have sustained acting careers. But Read more…
Read more →We’re doing Sydney Fringe 2014, staging Slapdash Song Night! every Sunday in September! All tix $5 at the door. Giddiup! ANNOUNCING (some of) OUR GUESTS! Alice Fraser Blake Erickson the cast of GLORY DAYS Holly Summers-Clarke Inês Jim Fishwick Lady Sings it Better the cast of POINT AND SHOOT Pontus Aleryd Steven Kreamer and more to Read more…
Read more →7pm March 2nd is our second monthly Slapdash Song Night! live show and podcast. To mark the 86th Annual Academy Awards, occurring the day after the show, the theme for this month is “At the movies”. Come down to The Record Crate (upstairs at 34 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe) and meet your very own guests: Read more…
Read more →We had an amazing time at Fringe World 2014 – a sold-out run and delightfully aggressively enthusiastic audiences. UBER NERDS UNITE WESSIIIIIDE! We also got a lovely 4.5 star write-up in The West Australian. Thanks y’all! And we watched the sunset over the Indian Ocean – twice! AND we ate a lot of really good Read more…
Read more →“unflinching enthusiasm, impeccable timing”
COSMOS
“fascinating and extremely funny”
Glam Adelaide
“warmth, quirky wit, terrific singing”
Stage Whispers
“the lady is just so talented”
Weekend Notes
“as exceptional a writer as performer”
Crikey Curtain Call
“fun, fresh, laugh-out-loud”
Aussie Theatre
“strong vocals, fabulous stories”
Fringe Biscuit, Edinburgh
“gumption and sass”
The West Australian
“a kick-arse vocalist”
GFI Oz Comedy News
“sparkly demeanour... smart and sexy”
Edinburgh Fringe Review
“a great voice, a fine mind and a clever way with words”
Lisa Thatcher
