I’m a naturally inquisitive person, loving to broaden my horizons and a good challenge by throwing myself into the deep end. I’m a second-year University of Sydney student majoring in Philosophy and Political Economy who in his spare time represents the university in rowing. During the busy semester there are definitely moments when I just take a step back and simply enjoy a good book, a crackling fire, and (if I’m lucky) a theatre performance by one of the many talented groups in Sydney. Performances are a journey of ideas, the types of ideas that make us human. That’s what makes them compelling.
There is little public consciousness or romanticising of the idea of the ‘Great Australian Novel’, as there is in America. Indeed, much has changed here
More inspired by Orlando than a faithful adaptation, the play, directed by Carissa Licciardello (who alongside Elsie Yager co-adapted the text) sweeps across several English