Master of drama goes up on stage
Real life can be stranger than fiction, as Australian playwright and screenwriter Andrew Bovell has found. The original scriptwriter for popular films such as Lantana, Blessed […]
School’s out and Storm is coming
Flinders University graduate Storm Ashwood is set to take the horror-thriller film world by storm, literally, with the world premiere of his first feature film. The […]
Leading record of performing arts in jeopardy
The world’s largest directory of Australian stage performances is under threat as financial support for its ongoing development becomes tenuous in an uncertain funding environment. AusStage, […]
Cross-dressing wrestler no closet champion
Flinders drama graduate Richard Magarey is causing a sensation in Asia as the cross-dressing, heavy metal musician known as Ladybeard. A burly professional wrestler with a […]
Golden stake in vampire film
Emerging SA filmmaker Victoria Cocks, a former Flinders University Screen and Media student, will direct a new vampire film to be shot in South Australia later this year. […]
Inaugural $20k Helpmann Fellowship for Stephanie
Flinders’ Stephanie Norman will travel overseas to undertake life-changing opportunities after being selected for an inaugural Helpmann Academy Fellowship. The Fellowships were formally presented at a special […]
ABC leader with cred comes with Flinders BA
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced that Flinders graduate – Australian ‘netrepreneur’ Justin Milne – will become chairman of the ABC. Mr Milne, 64, who graduated […]
Helpmann Academy awards recognise talented students
The Helpmann Academy’s awards for emerging artists, announced on Wednesday evening, have put the stars of two Flinders honours graduates in the ascendant.
Drama’s delivery-room
Two Flinders graduates will usher an infant play into existence at the National Play Festival, which begins in Adelaide today.