Speedy pain relief

■ Arthritis and joint conditions.

■ Accident and sporting injuries.

■ Digestive and intestinal conditions.

■ Asthma and respiratory conditions.

■ Menstrual, fertility and menopausal conditions.

■ Pre and post-natal conditions.

■ Infant and child conditions.

■ Acute and chronic fatigue.

■ Stress conditions and emotional depression.

Michael says that natural law dictates that the body will intelligently reverse patterns of imbalance and dysfunction based on its inherent resources to do so.

As lifestyle irregularities undoubtedly have their consequences for our health, each individual’s response to NST is an honest expression of their body’s unique state of wellbeing.

■ Pain removal and rejuvenation are key at NST Health.

Practitioner Michael NixonLivy says an inspiration for his practice was the life work of Tom Bowen from Australia and Major Bertrand DeJarnette from USA, who he describes as “two greats” in the Sprinal Integration field, using Advanced Kinesiology.

Michael says he was able to isolate then integrate the intrinsic elements of both men’s work into a new Spinal Integration super technique called NST.

Since its European launch in 1996, NST has grown to become a global phenomena in the spinal, sporting and natural health fields.

Michael says that temporary corrective responses may be experienced as the body returns to balance, such as tiredness, general body aches, toxic and emotional releases all of which should be regarded in a very positive therapeutic light.

Michael was born in Melbourne in 1954. He holds qualifications in Osteopathy, Psychology, Applied Physiology, Bowen Therapy , Science and Art.

He is founder of the highly acclaimed Neurostructural Integration Technique - NST and has travelled the world teaching NST to groups of chiropractors, osteopaths, pyshiotherapists, manual therapists and a variety of other health professionals.

Michael encourages people to take control of their health.

As a member of the Australian Traditional Medical Society, he is keen to guide his clients, and also offers counselling. He is registered to provide this service, holding a Diploma.

Auditions

■ Playhouse Players Inc: Dracula (by Bram Stoker) February 9,12,16 and 19 at Fitzroy. Director: Peter Nathan. All bookings and details: 0407 204 000 or petertn@ icloud.com

■ The Mount Players: Buried Child (by Sam Shepard) February 11, 12 at 10.00am at The Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon. Director: Robert Wallace. Audition enquiries: Karlana Santamaria (Producer) 0412 131 260

■ Peoples Playhouse: Elf the Musical, February 17, 18, 19. Frankston. Enquiries: Email peoplesplayhousek4k@gmail.com

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Jumpers for Goal Posts (by Tom Wells), February 19 at 1pm, February 20 at 7pm at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Bruce Akers. Email bwakers27@hotmail.com to book audition time and date.

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Molly Sweeney (by Brian Friel) February 19 at 6pm. February 20 at 7pm at 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Joan Moriarty. Audition bookings: 0447 742988.

■ PLOS Musical Productions: Strictly Ballroom February 25 – 28, Call-backs March 14. Frankston. Further details: www.plos.asn.au

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): An Inspector Calls (by J. B. Priestley) February 26, 27 at 7pm at Strathmore Community Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Roderick Chappel. Audition bookings: roderickchappel@ozemail. com.au or call 9718 0486 or 0414 748 308.

■ Avid Theatre and Ardour Productions: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (by William Shakespeare) March 14, 7pm –10pm; March 18, 2pm – 5pm at Malvern Community Church Hall, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: Nicholas Opolski. Audition enquiries: nopolski@hotmail.com or 0400 507 788.

- Cheryl Threadgold

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Lemon Tree on Dreg St

The harmonies are tight as is the interaction between the cast. The characters can be absurd and intense yet they all find the emotional centre when it is required. Director Miranda Middleton has found the balance where this is concerned. There are times when caricature and extremes are called for but moments when there is pathos and vulnerability.

Aron Murray’s lighting design evokes an Australian dawn to begin the play and there’s an Australian soundscape (Oliver Beard) that places you in an urban quarter acre where there’d be the ubiquitous lemon tree waiting for a morning supplement of nitrogen. The simple illumination of globes in the tree is enough to have us believe the lemon tree says, “I do” during the ceremony and Beard’s original compositions are touching.

This play should not work given the scope of the subject matter and extremes of character, but the underlying poetic sensibility allows for it to be appreciated on multiple levels. It is raucous and irreverent but also moving and evocative and a tribute to the theatrical vision of Dirty Pennies Theatre Project.

Presented at Theatre Works as part of the 2023 Midsumma Festival.

- Review by David McLean

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Bursting with energy

There is some clunky use of screen projections not making much sense or being too hard to read.

And the energy gets a bit manic and overthe-top in parts of the second half of the show; there’s a sense of ideas being run out of.

However, overall Motherlod_^e is a riot of a show which displays Frenzy’s young troupe of creatives as having grand ambitions and, more importantly, the chops and know-how to realise them.

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- Review by Peter Murphy

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