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August 31, 2019

The Hutt Valley takes Manhattan…

Filed under: 2019,Archive,Books

Book of Cohen
David Cohen on Leonard Cohen
Steele Roberts Publishers
ISBN 978-0-947493-88-2
188 pp. RRP $29.99.

Book of Cohen is a singular volume with multiple objectives. “This was always going to be a work by one Cohen (that would be me) on another Cohen (that would be Leonard)”. “I’ve always been Cohen-mad” the author confides, “But there was another Cohen lurking in the picture as well.”

The title echoes Leonard’s biblical and liturgical inclination – Book of Longing, The …

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August 22, 2019

Excellent cast does justice to a great Aussie gothic yarn

Filed under: 2019,Archive,Australian Texts,State Theatre Company,Theatre

Jasper Jones
Based on the novel by Craig Silvey
Adapted by Kate Mulvany.
State Theatre Company South Australia.
Dunstan Playhouse. Adelaide Festival Centre.
August 20. Tickets: $32- $67. Bookings 131 246 or online.
Duration 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
Until September 7.

When 13 year old Charlie Bucktin is woken in his bedroom sleep-out by a knock on the window, little does he knows this marks the end of his childhood. Called by his new friend Jasper Jones, an …

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