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POLYPHONIC VOICES ● Michael Fulcher

‘Heroes’ opens Dame Kiri tours ■ With all the talk in the press at the moment of us needing to work until we are 70, Dame Kiri te Kanawa seems to be setting a fine example. This singing Dame whose name has been on everyone's lips for decades has no intention of enjoying a rocking chair and quiet cuppa to celebrate her 70th birthday. Instead, it's a chance for a 70th Birthday Gala Tour, singing all the songs she loves personally and that she feels will resonate with her audience. Many people will remember hearing Dame Kiri sing in the live broadcast of the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana, but Dame Kiri's fame started long before that. Growing up in New Zealand her potential was spotted by a canny musical nun, Sister Mary Leo, who set the young Kiri on her path to international stardom by encouraging and guiding her in those early days. To celebrate the actual birthday, Dame Kiri performed the role of the Duchesse de Crackentorp in Donizetti's comic opera La Fille du regiment at the Royal Opera House in March. After the performance she received birthday greetings from a diverse range of starry names, including singers Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Frederica Von Stade, flautist James Galway, Dame Edna Everage and the entire cast of Downtown Abbey. Downton Abbey devotees will recall that Dame Kiri played Australia's Dame Nellie Melba in a recent episode. At her birthday reception, a cake was presented to her by actor Jim Carter, better known to Downton fans as Carson the butler. These days, Dame Kiri has mostly swapped the opera stage for a life of mentoring young singers and enjoying concert tours. "I'm not singing full operas now, so instead of singing one composer's music the whole evening, I'm able to choose recital and concert repertoire from a very wide list of composers. I can explore music form South America, the Auvergne, Mozart, English folk songs, classic or operatic Italian and French art songs, and that's what I will be choosing from for my Australian tour,” Dame Kiri said. Her Australian tour stars at Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday (May 10) with a matinee performance on Sunday (May 11) before she heads t Perth, Canberra, Adelaide and Sydney. www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849. - Julie Houghton

● Back row (l to r): Ian Travers, Christopher Roache, Tim Matthews-Staindl, Christian Smith, Megan Nelson, Joshua Mcleod, Thomas Baldwin. Third row: Michael Edwards, Hannah Hornsby, William Cunningham, Stephanie Firth, Thomas Bland, Michelle Clark Second row: Yi Wen Chin, Gabby Aescht, Kristy Biber, Megan Oldmeadow, Michael Fulcher (director) Front row: Gabby Lefevre, Jeremy Bottonley, Elizabeth Chong. ■ Melbourne could be referred to as the choral capital of Australia, such is the enthusiasm for like-minded people getting together to join their voices in song. Naturally, there are a wide variety of choirs in terms of size and standard, but there's a very exciting new kid on the block, Polyphonic Voices. This new chamber choir is the brainchild of Michael Fulcher, Director of Music at Christ Church South Yarra, and now Artistic Director of Polyphonic Voices. Michael is also a vocal coach, opera and choral conductor and the current president of the Australian National Choral Association . Polyphonic Voices consists of 20 of Melbourne's top young choral singers, many of whom have been choral scholars with elite choirs such as Trinity College Choir, Newman College Choir and Queen's at the University of Melbourne, or similar level ensembles. Several of the choristers are soloists in their own right, and as an ensemble they are taking choral music to a new high level of musicianship and sound. The name is taken from the musical term polyphonic, meaning two or more vocal parts, each with a melody of its own. The choir was formed in December last year to perform in the Musical Explorations series at Melbourne Recital Centre, and such was their success, that they decided to continue as a choir and are now launching themselves in their inaugural concert, Songs of Farewell, commemorating 100 years since the start of World War I. Described as a choral reflection on the centenary of World War I, the concert starts at 7.30 pm on Friday, May 16 at the chapel of Trinity College, University of Melbourne, which was built during World War I and furnished as a war memorial, making it a fitting place to perform this commemorative concert. Polyphonic Voices will sing works by composers including Duruflé, Fauré, Howells, Morley, Pärt and Tavener, as well as ANZAC works composed by Australian and New Zealand composers, Michael Leighton Jones and Andrew Baldwin. www.polyphonicvoices.com

● George Werther (Gustave), John Keogh (Philippe) and Kirk Alexander (Henri) in Peridot Theatre’s Heroes. Photo: Annette DeBoer ■ Sir Tom Stoppard’s comedy Heroes was the ideal choice for Peridot Theatre’s ANZAC night opening, and can be seen until May 10 at the Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd, Mount Waverley. Adapted and translated into English by Stoppard in 2005 from Gérald Sibleyras’s La Vent des Peupliers, the play is set in 1959 in the terrace of a French convent hospital for retired World War I servicemen. In stark contrast to their picturesque surroundings, the awful reality of war and its aftermath surface constantly during exchanges of seemingly humorous banter between three former soldiers. Director Geoff Hickey has appropriately cast three veteran actors to portray the retired military men, and they deliver fine performances in this dialogue-dependent show. Kirk Alexander is Henri, a long-term resident for 25 years. George Werther portrays Gustave, a 10 year resident, and John Keogh as Philippe skilfully depicts his character’s unexpected fainting attacks. Varied topics discussed by these spirited ex-soldiers include women, an escape plan to reach Indo China using a raft, and whether or not to take Gustave’s beloved dog - a heavy, stone statue. It would seem the men’s dreams will remain out of reach, as do the distant, unseen poplars, which inspire their hopes. The impressive hospital terrace set is designed by George Tranter. Congratulations to George and his team on achieving a first-class result. Great work also by stage manager Gail Brackley as the silent Sister Madeleine, who adds atmospheric authenticity and grace when facilitating minor set changes. French accents are admirably well sustained, and only intermittently was dialogue hard to decipher. Hearty congratulations to Peridot Theatre for presenting a quality production to remind us of the sacrifices of exservicemen and their ongoing issues, as well as offering enjoyable entertainment. Bookings: 9898 9090 or peridotboxoffice@yahoo. com.au - Review by Cheryl Threadgold

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Kaitlyn’s first release ■ Teenage sensation Kaitlyn Thomas is set to release her first music single. Titled Somebody's Mother, the Wallan youngster appropriately has decided Mothers Day (Sunday, May 11) will be the official launch date. With a long list of songwriter awards to her credit already, Kaitlyn has used her profile to assist in numerous charity events both here and abroad. Kaitlyn continues to wow audiences with her lively and personality driven performances, taking her audiences from laughter, to tears in one fleeting moment," says her media manager Nia Robertson. www.kaitlynthomasaust.com

Drew, Troy in Kingston ■ The annual Kingston Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday (May 10) at Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum. Country rockers Drew McAlister and Troy Kemp will headline the music roster on the day. The successful duo tour extensively throughout Australia and have also performed to audiences of 40.000 in the USA. Festival times: 11am-10pm.

Vale Arthur Smith ■ Arthur ‘Guitar Boogie’ Smith, the multi-instrumental country musician who wrote the song Dueling Banjos, has died at the age of 93. He was a well respected composer with more than 500 copyrights including his 1955 classic that went onto become the theme for the movie Deliverance . Arthur initially was not given credit for the composition but, after filing a lawsuit, his name was added as one of its composer.

Musos help kids ■ The Hallam Hotel will host a Very Special Sunday Session on Sunday May 25 to raise money for the Very Special Kids Pink Piggy Appeal. Four hours of great music are on offer featuring Nia Robertson, Hank's Jalopy Demons, Andrew Swift and The Rattlesnake Choir plus The Prairie Oysters.Tickets at the venue.

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● Olivia Newton-John ■ Smooth 91.5 FM is suffering no harm from its playlist being influenced by commercial arrangements. Olivia Newton-John tracks have been on high rotation each hour as the station promotes the star’s live shows at The Flamingo, Las Vegas. Last weekend Keith Urban started a new round of Saturday shows to coincide with next month’s Light The Fuse tour around Australia. Livinia Nixon stood in as weekend breakfast host for Melissa Doyle who was accompanying the Royal tour around Australia. Cameron Daddo is hosting the late-night program on Smooth. He lives in Los Angeles, and records his ‘drops’ for the nightly program from the US. ■ Smooth 91.5 FM achieved 6.7 per cent of market share in the Melbourne radio ratings second survey released late last month.

■ British naturalist Sir David Attenborough was born in England in 1926 (88). He has been seen on Aussie TV since 1956 US comedian Don Rickles was born in New York in 1926 (88). Singer Rick Nelson was born in 1940. He died in a plane crash on New Years Eve 1985, aged 45.

70th birthday for Bruce

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Pioneer Brian dies

Double J ■ Double J kicked off last Wednesday (Apr. 30) with a live broadcast from the Kelvin Club in Melbourne. There were live performances from Paul Dempsey and Kate Miller-Heidke, Double J presenter Myf Warhurst revealed the stations full suite of programs, reports Greg Newman.

On This Day Friday Wednesday Thursday May 8 May 9 May 7 ■ US actor Gary Cooper was born in 1901. He died aged 60. Argentinian radio and film star Eva Peron was born in 1919. She died aged 33 in 1952. Pop and jazz singer Teresa Brewer was born in 1931, and died in 2007 (76). Marty Rhone (Karel Van Rhoon) is 66.

● Roger Beilby

■ Roger Beilby, presenter of 3CR’s Jazz On A Saturday program, has a blast for publicists of the Hugh Laurie tour. Beilby said the jazz show on Melbourne’s original community radio station probably had the most number of listeners of any such show in Australia, yet no-one had contacted them about the Laurie tour.

■ Sir Sidney Kidman, pastoralist, was born in South Australia in 1857. He died aged 78 in 1935. Scottish author J M Barrie was born in 1860. He died aged 77 in 1937. British actress Joan Sims was born in Essex, England in 1930. She died aged 71 in 2001.

In the UK ■ Melbourne radio man Mike Menner has been on an extended three-month overseas tour . The former 3KZ presenter has been in Scotland and Wales, andin York Swansea, after travelling around European locations including Budapest and Vienna. Whilst in the UK, Mike has been able to see former radio colleagues including those from Swansea Sound. Rome, Florence and Venice are on this month’s agenda. Mike is also known for having been a presenter on Yarra Valley 99.1 FM.

● Veteran 3AW broadcaster Bruce Mansfield celebrated his 70th birthday on air late last month with station colleagues Philip Brady and John Blackman. A number of callers extended birthday wishes. Philip Brady celebrates his 75th birthday next month.

■ One of the early day presenters of 3UZ and GTV-9, Brian Taylor, has died in Brisbane at age 82. Brian, who also worked at 3AK, attracted a large audience for his top 40 rock music programs in the late 1950s-early 1960s on UZ. He had an engaging ‘metallic’ voice. ■ Brian is not to be confused with current day 3AW sports presenter of the same name. Melbourne

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■ American actor and dancer Fred Astaire was born Frederick Austerlitz in 1899. He died aged 88 in 1987. He starred in On The Beach. S i n g e r- s o n g w r i t e r Donovan (Leitch) was born in Scotland in 1946 (68). Lead singer with Irish rock band U2, Bono (Paul Hewson) was born in Dublin in 1960 (53).

■ US songwriter Irving Berlin (Israel Baline) was born in Russia in 1885. He died aged 101 in 1989. Actor Frank Thring was born in Melbourne in 1926. He died aged 68 in 1994. US Phil Silvers was born in 1911. He died aged 74 in 1985. HBTY Glenn Bear.

■ Nurse Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, in 1820. She died aged 90 in 1910. “The Lady With The Lamp’. English comedian Tony Hancock was born in Birmingham, England in 1924. He died aged 44 in 1968. Songwriter Burt Bacharach is 85.

■ US actress Beatrice Arthur (Bernice Frankel) was born in New York in 1923. She died aged 86 in 2009. Blind American singer Stevie Wonder was born in 1950 (64). Newsreader Chris Bath was born in Auburn, NSW, in 1967 (47). She hosts Sunday Night on Seven.

Thanks to GREG NEWMAN of Jocks Journal for assistance with birthday and anniversary dates. Jocks Journal is Australia’s longest running radio industry publication. Find out more at www.jocksjournal.com

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Theatresports ■ Impro Melbourne’s Celebrity Theatresports brought the 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival to a climax of wit and whimsicality. Being in its 26th year, you’d expect that. Celebrity Theatresports is night of improvised theatre that is barrels of fun from start to finish. Where celebrities are called in to ‘play’ for the Peter Cook Cup (presumably in veneration of the British comedy actor of the 60s, not the jockey). It is a friendly competition that attracts fantastic crowds that know how to have good, clean fun. This is truly an important part of Theatresports, since it is the audience who determines the context and topics of the games. Led by an energetic host (Russell Fletcher), the crowd cheerfully answered the call for accents with “Italian”, “Russian”, and even “Preston”. There was also some terribly funny heckling of the host by one of the audience’s very young and enthusiastic members. Fletcher, the national Theatresports champion for 1987 and 1996, also hosts the improvised musical theatre show Spontaneous Broadway and is adept at handling such spontaneity. The celebrities included comedian Lawrence Mooney, comedic actor Toby Truslove, some of the young stars of Neighbours, and the vocally thrilling Queenie Van Der Zandt. Reality television stars Chantelle and Steve from The Block were also surprisingly good additions to the cast. Musician Gordon Dorin, playing the keyboard live on stage, and Jason Bovaird on lights worked so seamlessly together you’d think the show was scripte.! One of only two disappointments of the night was that George Kapiñiaris, of Wogboys and Acropolis Now fame, had to leave for another gig at the beginning of the second half! The other disappointment: the sound. But if it were better and the actors could be heard clearer, this reviewer would have had no relief from the pain of laughing so hard for so long. Celebrity Theatresports was a one-off show for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival where the laughs are more important than the improv itself. For fans of true competitive improv, Impro Melbourne starts their season proper on Mother’s Day, playing every Sunday night until June 29 at The Space, Prahran. - Review by Deborah Marinaro

Not Sleeping ■ Arielle Conversi and Cam Tyeson are Not Sleeping Together Where better to check out some fresh young names in comedy than the fashionably dilapidated back room of Brunswick St’s The Provincial Hotel? American Arielle Conversi and Tasmanian Cam Tyeson teamed there for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, after working together at the 2013 Melbourne Fringe. It’s unclear here what the motivation is for pairing up other than friendship. The two make an unlikely and disparate team with an ocean of difference between their humour and delivery styles as vast as that between their hometowns. Conversi chats and narrates in a laid-back, don’tyou-hate-it-when manner. She is quite natural and easily able to draw the audience into her stories to actually feel the awkwardness of life she herself experiences. Tyeson, on the other hand, doesn’t need the audience’s commitment; jokes are delivered regardless. With an often-overbearing energy and unique charm, Tyeson feels like he’s still finding his style, but will one day make an enjoyably quirky comedian. You can catch up with both comedians on their regular podcasts and see for yourself if their comedy is to your taste. Conversi hosts Baking Rad , where she bakes something and sits down for a chat with a guest charged with bringing some complementary drinks. Tyeson is co-host of The Pressure Cooker and gets footy fans up to speed with all things AFL. - Review by Deborah Marinaro

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Green Room awards ■ The Green Room Awards were presented in Melbourne last week in a ceremony hosted by enenvieve Morris. Alternative and Hybrid Performance Outstanding Hybrid or Alternative Work. Short Blasts. Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey. City of Melbourne Outstanding Contemporary Performance. Whelping Box. Branch Nebula, Matt Prest and Clare Britton. Intimate Spectacle Innovation In Circus. Casus. Cabaret Production. Between The Cracks. Yana Alana Artiste. Yana Alana. Between The Cracks Writing. Tommy Bradson. Tommy Bradson's Sweet Sixteen Or The Birthday Party Massacre Musical Direction. John Thorn. Tommy Bradson's Sweet Sixteen or The Birthday Party Massacre Original Songs. Gilian Cosgriff. This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things Lifetime Contribution to Cabaret. John Newman Dance Concept and Realisation. Conversation Piece. Lucy Guerin Inc. and Belvoir Theatre Company Best Male Dancer. Daniel Gaudiello. 'Basilio' Don Quixote and 'The Prince' Cinderella. The Australian Ballet Best Female Dancer. Dalisa Pigrum. Gudirr Gudirr. Marrugeku Shirley McKechnie Award for Choreography Alexei Ratmansky. Cinderella. The Australian Ballet Visual Design. Jérôme Kaplan. (Costume and Set Design). Cinderella. The Australian Ballet Visual Design. Thomas Pauchard (Video and Video Engineering), Mark Pennington (Lighting Design) and Geoff Cobham (Design Consultant). Proximity. Australian Dance Theatre Ensemble. Cast of Proximity. Australian Dance Theatre Composition. Alisdair Macindoe. Black Project 2. Anthony Hamilton Music Theatre Actress In A Leading Role. Esther Hannaford. King Kong. Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic on behalf of Global Creatures Actor In A Leading Role. David Harris. Legally Blonde. Howard Panter for the Ambassador Theatre Group and John Frost, supported by

● John Newman Outstanding Conductor Marriner Group, in association with MGM ON Fabian Russell. Nixon In Stage, Darcie Denkert and China. Victorian Opera Female Lead. Csilla Dean Stolber Actor In Supporting Boross. ‘ Amelia' A Roles. Tyler Coppin. Masked Ball. Opera AusChitty Chitty Bang Bang. tralia Female In A SupportTim Lawson Enterprises Actress In A Support- ing Role. Eva Jinhee ing Role. Christina Tan. Kong. 'Chiang Ch'ing' Gypsy. The Production Nixon In China. Victorian Opera Company Male Lead. Bradley Ensemble. The King's Men. King Kong. Gerry Daley. 'Mao Tse-tung' Ryan and Carmen Nixon In China. VictoPavlovic on behalf of Glo- rian Opera Male In A Supporting bal Creatures Betty Pounder Award Role. Kanen Breen. for Excellence in Chore- 'Emilio' Partenope. Opography. David Atkins era Australia Outstanding Design. and Dein Perry. Hot Shoe Andrew Lieberman (Set), Shuffle. David Atkins Jon Morrell (Costume) Enterprises and Adam Silverman Musical Direction. PePartenope. ter Casey. Chitty Chitty (Lighting). Opera Australia Bang Bang. Tim Lawson Ensemble. Cast of The Enterprises Magic Pudding. Victorian Design (Lighting). Pe- Opera ter Mumford. King Kong. Theatre - Companies Gerry Ryan and Carmen Female Actor. Alison Pavlovic on behalf of Glo- Whyte. 'Ensemble' The bal Creatures Bloody Chamber. Design (Sound). Peter Malthouse Theatre Hylenski. King Kong. Male Actor. Steve Gerry Ryan and Carmen Mouzakis. 'Lohakhin' Pavlovic on behalf of Glo- The Cherry Orchard. bal Creatures Melbourne Theatre ComDesign (Set/Costume). pany. Roger Kirk. (Costume). Lighting Design. King Kong. Gerry Ryan Danny Pettingill (Blueand Carmen Pavlovic on bottle). Other Desert Citbehalf of Global Crea- ies. Melbourne Theatre tures Company Direction. Stuart Set, Costume and AV Maunder. Sunday In The Design. Peter Mumford Park With George. Victo- (Set Design). Fox Finder. rian Opera Red Stitch Actors' TheOpera atre. Sound/Composition. Outstanding Director. Christopher Alden. David Chisholm (ComPartenope. OperaAustra- poser) and Jethro Woodward (Sound Design). The lia. Outstanding Produc- Bloody Chamber. Malttion. Nixon In China. Vic- house Theatre. Turn To Page 49 torian Opera

Wael Zuaiter

● Jesse Cox performs in Wael Zuaiter: Unknown. Photo: Sarah Walker ■ If you can get along to St Kilda’s Theatre Works in the next couple of weeks, Jesse Cox (radio producer and artist) is sharing the story of his great aunt’s first and only love, Wael Zuaiter; a Palestinian intellectual assassinated by Mossad for his alleged, though unproven, part in the Munich Olympic massacre. Created by the production company Creative Nonfiction, Wael Zuaiter: Unknown, portrays the Israeli– Palestinian conflict from a personal viewpoint. It is part love story and part fable; documentary-like but not polemical and as intimate as a child’s bedtime story. This intimacy is partly due to Jesse Cox’s warmth as a narrator, it is also because of the lyrical and beautiful illustrations projected throughout the show. Inspired by Japanese brush painting, Matt Huynh’s and Aldous Massie’s illustrations tell as much of Zuaiter’s story as the spoken word. This production is a collaboration between many talented artists. The music is composed and performed live on stage by Joff Bush, who effortlessly weaves the sound throughout the narration and illustrations; whether using minimalist keyboard to heighten tension, or bringing to life an Italian street scene with piano accordion. Like everything else about this production the use of technology has been tastefully handled; the photos, illustrations, slide projections, recorded interviews, voiceovers and music combine effortlessly to help tell the story. Wael Zuaiter: Unknown explores the power of stories and some of the stories shared will linger long in the mind; like the Palestinian intellectual who lost his appetite when he saw a certain orange…if you want to find out why then go along. Season: Until May 11 Times: Wed-Sat 8:00pm, Sun 5 pm Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St, St Kilda. Price: $25 Full / $20 Concession Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au, ph 9534 3388 - Review by Catherine McGregor

Time Out ■ Have you ever wondered what your kids would do without their gadgets and gizmos for just one day? This timely concept was explored with juggling balls and acrobalances in Time Out, a production by ABC Circus Education which showed at La Mama during the school holidays. In Time Out three sisters run away from home but instead of having the “technology fest” they had planned, they discover that they have accidently brought nothing but a bag of recycling. Whoops! Once the initial panic wears off, their imaginations kick in and the sisters surprise even themselves by what they can do with a few plastic bottles and cardboard boxes. Here you must imagine magical jellyfish shadow puppetry (made from plastic bottles and a torch) and a hula hoopist who becomes a cyber superhero controlled by an all powerful joystick (a tissue box and toilet paper roll). Created and performed by Meiki Apted, Anna Thomson and Alice Robinson. These women also work as educators and teachers, and it showed. They know what draws children in and used a clever narrative to showcase their many skills. Turn To Page 49

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We’re just wild about Harry ■ Australian theatre icon Harry Haythorne was born in Adelaide in 1926, studied ballet, tap and acrobats, piano, singing and drama as a child, and entertained in Adelaide theatres and cinemas. Becoming a full-time professional entertainer at 14, Harry toured country centres with the Harold Raymond Varieties vaudeville troupe. He contributed comic song and dance numbers, tap danced on rollerskates, played the pianoaccordion and worked in ensembles and comic sketches. In 1944, Harry served in the Townsville-based RAAF Transport Unit for more than two years, before taking up partnership in Adelaide's Gwendoline Dancing School, teaching while resuming his own music and ballet studies and working as a casual entertainer. Harry travelled to London in 1949 to seek further ballet tuition and a professional dance career. After joining the Metropolitan Ballet, he soon danced solo roles and toured Switzerland, Holland and Britain. Harry danced in the first completely new ballet to be commissioned by the BBC, The Dance Of Salome, choreographed by Celia Franca. Joining the International Ballet in 1950, Harry toured the British Isles and danced in annual seasons in London's West End. He was first noticed by London critics in a oneact ballet, Gaiete Parisienne, choreographed by Leonide Massine, and praised for his performance as an exuberant dancing waiter. At the end of 1951, Harry joined The Magyar Dancers, a new male dancing quartet formed for a Blackpool summer season. The group's spectacular Russian dancing specialty incorporated every feat of which the dancers were individually capable. When London West End entrepreneur Jack Hylton saw Top Of The Town starring Terry Thomas and Lester Ferguson, he acquired it for the next London season of The Crazy Gang, headed by Bud Flanagan. The show became Ring Out The Bells, running for nearly two years at the Victoria Palace to celebrate the Coronation of the young Queen Elizabeth. Harry then joined a revue starring the young Max Bygraves, performing at the Hippodrome in Brighton over summer,

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● Harry Haythorne, now aged 87, has lived a life of ballet, dance, singing and entertainment Under South African 1954, and joined the Can moderate success, and ities' and travelling beCan cast at the London Harry H. eventually took tween London and the law at the time, this could only be done in a univerColiseum, choreographed over as principal dancer resort. for the remaining season. Work then started on sity, so one night in by Michael Kidd. Now out of work, concerts. In Britain at that Johannesburg the whole His role of a melancholy penguin in the Gar- Harry was disinclined to time it was illegal to per- show was packed up and den Of Eden ballet again return to the chorus line form on Sundays in cos- re-set in the university theafter being principal tume, or to dance, so the atre. attracted the critics. Returning to England, Soon Harry assumed dancer in three West End Summer Season concerts responsibility for all the shows and ballet master got around these laws by Harry joined another seadancing, and inherited the at the London Coliseum having the cast in evening son of Gaytime, but tomajor role of the Serpent and Theatre Royal Drury dress (no costumes) and wards the end of the seapresenting just singing, and son, severely injured his in the Garden of Eden. Lane. Replying to an ad for a broadly interpreted 'reci- back. He later re-staged all Uninsured and under the dances and musical choreographer plus solo tation'. Harry loved the chal- contract, Harry felt numbers for a successful dancer for a summer season in Devon, Harry was lenge of working on three obliged to complete the tour. Following a successful accepted and never different Sunday concert season, albeit on painkillWest End Christmas sea- worked harder in his life. programs, without using ers. By the last perforThe small company scenery, dancing or cosson as principal dancer in mance, X-rays revealed the Vivien Ellis children's was headed by talented tumes. Harry was then en- at least two slipped discs, show Listen To The Wind, comedian, Bruce ForHarry organised prelimi- sythe, who was a come- gaged on a 20th Century and with a specialist's nary auditions for a new dian, singer, tap dancer Fox tour of the hit show prognosis that his dancing show, Plain And Fancy, and pianist, with the quick- The Pajama Game as one days were over, Harry moving from Broadway est wit Harry has ever of the singer-dancers in opted to return to Austrathe show-stopping Steam lia and reconsider his futo the Theatre Royal, known. ture. The show was called Heat. Drury Lane. Before leaving, Harry The international cast Unfamiliar with the Gaytime, with five altershow, Harry knew the nating daily shows and came from the USA, UK, bumped into his former story was set in a Penn- three concerts attracting Australia and South Af- Dance Notation teacher sylvanian Amish commu- holidaymakers to Devon rica, led by Australian ac- who, obviously mortified by his physical state, in all weather. tor Ed Devereux. nity. A changing program The Pajama Game asked Harry to take over His research into the puritanical Amish im- every three nights enabled played to appreciative au- notating Hanya Holm's pressed the director and holidaymakers to see all diences in Johannesburg, new ballet, which had choreographer's assistant five shows during a Cape Town and Durban, been added to the London performing also at Wit- production of Where's who arrived in London, fortnight's holiday. Harry attributed his watersrand University. Charley, starring Norman and his appointment as Although South Africa Wisdom. ballet master was con- Australian outback tourRealising later she had ing experience with was still in the grip of firmed. The show starred Shirl achieving his incredible apartheid, British Actors' stepped aside to help him, Conway and Richard creative and organ- Equity members refused Harry spent his last weeks Derr, with principal isational workload, in- to sign contracts unless in London sitting in the dancer Australian Harry volving casting, choreog- some performances were wings of the Palace Theraphy, rotation planning, given to unsegregated au- atre, writing down the Naughton. show's new ballet. The show only enjoyed inventing new 'special- diences.

Ten years after arriving in London, Harry headed home to consider a new career. Assuming he would never dance again, Harry hoped to continue his career as a choreographer for commercial theatre. He eventually yielded to his mother's insistence and consulted an Adelaide chiropractor, and after five treatments was restored to almost full painfree movement. In 1959, Harry choreographed the Winifred Atwell Show in Perth for Eric Edgley. Meanwhile, back in Great Britain Hedley Claxton, the producer of the Summer Shows, had refused to consider engaging another choreographer, hoping Harry may return. He did, and reworked the same Summer Season show for a much larger company in Weston-Super-Mare, and was then engaged to notate the George Balanchine ballet Serenade at La Scala Milan Harry was choreographer and principal dancer for a Dick Whittington pantomime in Northampton, before working concurrently in separate seasons as ballet master and principal character dancer for Leonide Massine's Il Balletto Europeo and as ballet master for Het Amsterdams Ballet in Holland. His busy life at the time also included en gagements with BBC TV and commercial channels, plus short seasons in Old Time Music Hall with the Players' Theatre in London. Constantly employed for his craft during the 1960s, Harry's work included ballet master and principal character dancer for Walter Gore's London Ballet, guest artist at the Royal Ballet in Covent Garden, ballet master at the Sadlers Wells Opera Ballet, performing in musicals and old time music halls. He choreographed many productions including a BBC-TV Children's Ballet, performed in a trio with Tommy Steele in the film Half A Sixpence, and was Assistant Artistic Director for the Western Theatre Ballet, which later became the Scottish Ballet, until 1975. In 1974, Harry was part

of an Australian tour with the Scottish Ballet with Dame Margot Fonteyn and Ivan Nagy. He was also guest teacher for the Batsheva and BatDor Dance Companies in Israel, and Artistic Director of the Queensland Ballet between 1976 and 1979. Between 1979 and 1980 Harry initiated, planned and taught an Associate Diploma (Dance) course for Kelvin Grove College ofAdvanced Education (later to become the Dance Department, Queensland University of Technology) and was guest teacher for the Hong Kong Ballet. Appointed Artistic Director of the New Zealand Ballet in 1981, Harry was admirably conscious of contributions from previous Artistic Directors, so invited them back to renew their links with the Company to preserve links to their legacy. He was also aware the Company needed to serve the whole country, not just the cities. The New Zealand Ballet became the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 1984, following a Royal Variety Performance before Queen Elizabeth II in October 1981, and Royal Gala in April 1983 before Prince Charles and Princess Diana. In 1993, Harry officially 'retired' and returned to live in Melbourne, influenced by an invitation from Jonathan Taylor for the Dean of the School of Dance at the Victorian College of the Arts, requiring someone to teach Dance History. Harry taught until 2003 and could also accept other engagements in inter-semester breaks, particularly in New Zealand. Harry was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to dance and ballet, and in 1994 was invited by The Australian Ballet at the request of choreographer Graeme Murphy, to join The Nutcracker (Clara's Story) to play an emigré, one of the old Russian Ballet dancers who had remained in Australia after World War II and been heavily involved in the formation of the Borovansky Ballet, the Australian Ballet's predecessor. ● Turn To Page 41

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● Eaters Of Darkness (Walter Gore). Harry Haythorne and Paula Hinton (London Ballet).

● Harry in the RAAF in 1944.

● Harry Haythorne (left) with Joyce Graeme and Cristian Uboldi in Cinderella (by Orlikovsky) at Theatre de Champs Elysees, Paris. From Page 40 teacher Dance History In the mid to late nine- and Repertoire for the ties, Harry was guest Chinese National Acadteacher and examiner at emy of Dance, China. the Academy of the PerMost impressively, forming Arts in Hong Harry continued daily Kong, guest teacher at the classes in classical, modBatsheva Dance Com- ern jazz and tap throughpany and School in Tel- out his career, even when Aviv Israel, and in working in commercial America for the Washing- theatre. ton Youth Ballet, Ballet Age is but a number, Austin in Texas and Staten and at 87 Harry continues Island Youth Ballet in to delight audiences by New York. performing in guest roles Harry taught at the Ne- and sharing knowledge vada Dance Theatre in and expertise. Las Vegas and in 2001 Only recently he travwas awarded Outstanding elled to Gladstone, Performance of the Year Queensland, to plan a (Australian Dance Youth Ballet being preAwards) for his work in sented in January next Graeme Murphy's Tivoli, year. for the Sydney Dance Harry Hawthorne's Company. wonderful artistic, perContinuing to perform forming and educatory as guest artist with The contributions have well Australian Ballet, Harry and truly made their mark was also guest teacher for globally in the world of the Young Dancers Com- dance and continue to do pany of Central Queens- so. land and in 2007, guest - Cheryl Threadgold

● Aged 5, Harry Haythorne dances a minuet

● Harry dancing in the Western Theatre Ballet’s Carnaval (Michel Fokine) with Robin Haig and Robert Verbrugge.

● The Metropolitan Ballet London’s Le Beau Danube, choreographed by Leonide Massine. Harry Haythorne (second from left) with Frederic Franklin (kneeling) and Svetlana Beriosova.

● Harry in Tivoli (by Graeme Murphy) with dancers from the Australian Ballet and Dance Company of NSW.

● Royal New Zealand Ballet Artistic Directors Philip Chatfield (left), Harry Haythorne, Una Kai, Russell Kerr, Poul Gnatt and Rowena Jackson celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary in 1983. (Bryan Ashbridge is absent)

● Multi-talented Harry with piano accordion in 1943.

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● A scene from the entertaining From Up On Poppy Hill. some of the greatest celluloid works ever made. Fans are still waiting to see this film released on Blu-Ray, where its ■ (PG). 107 minutes. Available now use of colour and location will look on DVD. stunning. A wonderful ode to the intoxicatRATING - ***½ ing power of nature and the kind of creative love it can inspire, Age Of Consent is a warm and absorbing experience that washes over you, made ■ (MA). 129 minutes.Available now by one of the true masters of cinema. on DVD. Based on the autobiographical Effective, mostly realistic look at novel by famed artist Norman Lind- the French CPU (Child Protection say, the story centres on successful Unit), and how its officers deal with painter Bradley Morahan (James so many soul-destroying cases. Mason), who has become jaded by Following the unit is photographer the now business-orientated art world Melissa (played by co-writer/director around him, and has lost his love for Maiwenn) who, as her assignment painting. continues, becomes more involved To try and rekindle that love for with the group than she should. 'light, colour, and life', Morahan reWell-acted by all, there are scenes turns to his home town in Queensland, that feel distressingly real, and the and isolates himself in a run-down way the officers try and cope with the shack on an island located along the grim subject matter each day is exGreat Barrier Reef. pertly handled, never veering into It is here he meets the young, free- over-the-top melodrama. spirited Cora (Helen Mirren in her A conventional romantic subplot feature film debut), who lights a cre- involving Melissa unfortunately never ative spark within the artist, but doesn't rings true and feels unnecessary, inrealise the feelings of hope and self- stead of us more appropriately seeing worth he instills in her. this dark world through her camera Legendary director Michael Powell lens. (The Edge Of The World / The Thief A more natural, hand-held camera Of Bagdad / The Life And Of Colonel style is thankfully employed, instead Blimp / A Matter Of Life And Death / of the intrusive, heavy-handed shakyBlack Narcissus / The Red Shoes / cam that plagues so many movies of Peeping Tom) isn't interested as much this type today. A very worthy comin making a bio-pic about an artist as panion piece to Children Of The Dark he is in allowing us to understand the (2008) and Silenced (2011). artistic process itself, and this is what RATING - **** makes this such a fascinating film. Powell beautifully uses the colours and sounds of nature, as well as the vibrant, uncorrupted persona of Cora to show how an artist can be illuminated and enlightened by the world ■ (PG). 91 minutes. Available now around him, and how he can then put on DVD and Blu-Ray. that world on canvas. With Hayao Miyazaki retiring from He also shows what a small win- big-screen animation, it is interesting dow of opportunity true artistic inspi- to see what his son Goro has to offer, ration can be. as he has very big shoes to fill. Mason (Odd Man Out / North By His most recent creation is a Northwest / Lolita / Cross Of Iron / charming film filled with lovely charThe Verdict) gives one of his most re- acters, genuine emotion, and of course laxed performances, and brings the gorgeous animation. perfect spirit to the role of Morahan. A high school student whose life is Mirren (The Queen / Excalibur / kept busy by helping her grandmother, The Cook, The Thief, The Wife, And who has turned their family home into Her Lover) is terrific as Cora, and en- a sharehouse, starts to get a taste of capsulates her naive but genuine love the world outside when she meets a for life in a convincingly natural man- male student who runs the school paner. per. Jack MacGowran is just too abraSet during 1964 when industry and sive as Morahan's unwanted friend culture was changing significantly, we Nat Kelly, and Michael Boddy is see how many of the students were cartoonish as the dim-witted local cop. developing a more open-minded view The Great Barrier Reef is breath- of the world around them. takingly shot, and it is amazing to see Characters are nicely written, and how much Australia has changed in the meticulous, hand-drawn anima43 years. tion and sound design are again a joy Lovingly restored to its original to behold, making this stand above the version (paintings that were supposed typically loud, computer-animated to appear during the opening credits films that flood cinemas now. are back, as is Peter Sculthorpe's exRATING - **** cellent music score), Age Of Consent - Aaron Rourke is an under-rated (and perhaps mis- DVDs and Blu-Rays kindly supplied understood) film made by someone by Video Vision, 177-179 Carlisle who can be definitely described as a Street, Balaclava. For information cinematic artist, whose own love for or bookings on these titles please light, colour, and life has given us call 9531 2544.

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● Oscar winner Colin Firth gives a compelling and respectful performance based on the true story of a tortured victim who goes back to confront his past in the WWII drama The Railway Man. FILM: THE RAILWAY MAN: Genre: War/Biographical/Drama. Cast: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellen Skarsgard. Year: 2013. Rating: M. Running Time: 116 Minutes. Format: DVD and BLU-RAY. Stars: *** Verdict: The true story of one of the many thousands of Allied prisoners and victim that endured the horrors of World War II's infamous ThaiBurma railway, who decades later returns to the site to confront a surviving Japanese Officer responsible for his torture. Based on the autobiography by Eric Lomax, Colin Firth gives a superbly intense and restrained performance as Eric Lomax, who suffered in silence for decades as a result of his experiences in WWII. Nicole Kidman gives an equally standout performance as the understanding and compassionate wife who compels and supports her husband into confronting his past. Sadly, the film lacks some emotional impact, giving the feeling of a TV movie, but the story and performances make it respectful and compelling journey just the same. FILM: HOMEFRONT: Genre: Action/Crime/Thriller. Cast: Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder. Year: 2013. Rating: MA15+. Running Time: 100 Minutes. Format: DVD and BLU-RAY. Stars: **½ Verdict: Another Jason Statham action romp not too far removed from numerous others he has done, but not a bad little romp at that. Written and co-produced by his Expendables partner Sylvester Stallone, this time has Jason as a former law enforcement DEA agent who moves with his daughter to a quiet town where he soon tangles with a local drug-lord. There's plenty of the text book thrills, bad guys, action, punch ups and pyrotechnics, but this is more solid and evenly paced than previous efforts. Fans of Jason Statham and the action genre won't be disappointed. FILM: 12 ANGRY MEN: Genre: Drama/Mystery. Cast: Henry Fonda, Jack Warden, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman. Year: 1957. Rating: PG. Running Time: 96 Minutes. Format: DVD and BLU-RAY. Stars: ***** Verdict: Great cast all shine as a dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court, Sidney Lumet's first feature film is still to this day one of the great courtroom dramas ever brought to the screen, and would also garner him his first of many Oscar nominations, a superbly written, directed, totally compelling and thought-provoking character study of a group of ordinary people thrown into an extraordinary situation. FILM: JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG: Genre: Drama/Crime/War. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, William Shatner. Year: 1961. Rating: PG. Running Time: 186 Minutes. Format: DVD and BLU-RAY. Stars: ***** Verdict: Spencer Tracy heads an all-star-cast in Stanley Kramer's epic, gripping and harrowing drama set in 1948 of the American court in occupied Germany and the cases against Nazi judges for war crimes. This is a compelling and edge-of-your-seat experience in which it is almost impossible to single out any one standout performance. Troubled

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THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2: RISE OF ELECTRO. 2. THE OTHER WOMAN. 3. THE LEGO MOVIE. 4. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER. 5. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL. 6. DIVERGENT. 7. MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN. 8. MUPPETS MOST WANTED. 9. NOAH. 10. 2 STATES. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: APRIL 24: THE CROSSING, TRANSCENDENCE. MAY 1: 12-12-12, 52 TUESDAYS, BEYOND THE EDGE, FADING GIGOLO, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, SNEEZING BABY PANDA, YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL. THE DVD TOP RENTAL & SELLERS: 1. AMERICAN HUSTLE [Drama/ Comedy/Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams]. 2. THE HOBBIT: The Desolation of Smaug [Fantasy/Adventure/ Martin Freeman]. 3. THE RAILWAY MAN [Drama/ Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman]. 4. THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE [Action/Jennifer Lawrence, Donald Sutherland]. 5. HOMEFRONT [Action/Jason Statham, Clancy Brown, James Franco]. 6. ANCHORMAN 2: The Legend Continues [Comedy/Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd]. 7. DOM HEMINGWAY [Comedy/ Jude Law, Richard E. Grant]. 8. THOR: THE DARK WORLD [Action/Fantasy/Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman]. 9. GRAVITY [Drama/Sandra Bullock, George Clooney]. 10. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS [Drama/ Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi]. Also: BLUE JASMINE, JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA, PLANES, ENOUGH SAID, CARRIE, ONE CHANCE, TURBO, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2, ENDER'S GAME, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON DVD THIS WEEK: PHILOMENA [Drama/Judi Dench, Steve Coogan]. FROZEN [Animated/Adventure/ Comedy/Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad]. NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSICS ON DVD HIGHLIGHTS: JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG [1961/Drama/Maximilian Schell, Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster]. INHERIT THE WIND [1960/Drama/ Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly]. THE FURY [1978/Horror/Amy Irving, Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes]. THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES [1971/Horror/Vincent Price, Hugh Griffith]. DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN [1972/ Horror/Vincent Price, Peter Cushing]. 12 ANGRY MEN [1957/Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden]. Turn To Page 55

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‘Proof’ at Williamstown SHOWS ■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Proof (by David Auburn) Until May 10 at 2 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Jeff Saliba. Tickets: $25/$22. Bookings: 9885 9678. ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Talking Heads (by Alan Bennett) Until May 10 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers rd., Parkdale. Director: Judy Corderoy. Bookings: 9587 5141 or www.mordialloctheatre.com ■ Peridot Theatre: Heroes (adapted from Gérald Sibleyras's La Vent des Peupliers by Sir Tom Stoppard) Until May 10 at 8.00pm, 2.15pm matinees on April 27 and May 3, 4.00pm twilight performance on May 4 at the Unicorn Theaqtre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley. Director: Geoff Hickey. Bookings: 9898 9090 or peridotboxoffice@yahoo.com.au ■ Malvern Theatre Company: Wicked Sisters (by Alma De Groen), Until May 10 at 29 Burke Rd., East Malvern. Director: Lesley Batten. Tickets: $20 (no concession) Bookings: 1300 131 552 www.malverntheatre.com.au ■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company: Gypsy, the Musical Until May17 at the Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Melbourne Rd. and Electra St., Williamstown. Director: Nicholas Kong; Musical Director: Daniel Heskett; Choreographer: Tamara Finch. Tickets: $32/$28. Bookings: 1300 881 545 www.wmtc.org.au ■ Sunshine Community Theatre - The Powderkeg Players: Family Spirits Until May 10 at 8.00pm at Dempster Park Hall, 82 Phoenix St., Sunshine North. Bookings: 0407 802 165. www.sunshinecommunitytheatre.com.au ■ Frankston Theatre Group: The Diary of Anne Frank May 9 at 8.00pm, May 10 at 2.00pm at the George Jenkins Theatre, McMahon's Rd., Frankston. Director: Roy Thompson. Tickets: $26/$25/$15. Bookings: 1300 665 377 or Monash Bookings 9905 1111. ■ La Mama Theatre: The Parricide (by Diane Stubbings) May 7 - 25 at La Mama Theatre, 205 Faraday St., Carlton. Wed, Sun at 6.30pm, Thurs, Fri, Sat at 7.30pm and Mats. Wed 1.00pm, Thurs 11.00am. Director: Karen Berger. Tickets: $25/$15. Bookings: 9347 6142 or www.lamama.com.au ■ Southern Peninsula Players: The Hound of the Baskervilles, (by Tim Kelly) May 8 - 18 at the Rosebud Memorial Hall, 994 Pt Nepean Rd., Rosebud. Director: John Jenkins. Tickets: $25/$22.50. Bookings: 5982 2777 www.spptheatre.org ■ Torquay Theatre Troupe: Twelve Angry Jurors May 15 - 24. Director: Geoff Gaskill. Tickets: $20/$17. Bookings: 5261 9035. ■ Cathouse Players: Deathtrap (by Ira Levin) May 16 - 31 at the Chewton Senior Citizens Centre, 201 Main Rd., Chewton. Director: Betty Sartore. Tickets: $20/$15. Bookings: 0448 371 623 www.cathoouseplayers.com.au ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: The Dixie Swim Club until May 17 at 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Gayle Poor. Tickets: $25/$22. Bookings: 9457 4117 or htc.org.au ■ CLOC Musical Theatre: 42nd Street May 16 - 31 at 8.00pm, 2pm matinees on May 18, 24, 25 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Director; Alan Burrows; Choreographer: Susan Lewis; Musical Director: Bev Woodford. Tickets: $52/$47/$36. Bookings: 1300 362 547 www.cloc.org.au ■ Sherbrooke Theatre Company: Sylvia (by A.R. Gurney) Until May 17 at the Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Director: Bob Bramble. Tickets: $25/$23. Bookings: 1300 650 209 www.sherbrooketc.org.au ■ The Basin Theatre: The Diary of Anne Frank (by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett) May 16 - June 7, Thurs - Sat at 8.00pm, Sun at 2.00pm at The Basin Theatre, Cnr. Doongalla and Simpson Rds., The Basin. Director: Christine Grant. Tickets: All $25, incl. program, parking and refreshments. Bookings: 1300 784668 (7.00-9.00pm) or www.thebasintheatre.org,au ■ Gemco Players Community Theatre Inc.: Under Milk Wood (by Dylan Thomas) May 16 - 25 at 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Director: Alan Ashby. Tickets: $22/$20. Bookings: 5968 2844. www.gemcoplayers.org ■ Brighton Theatre Company: Red (by John Logan) May 21 June 7 at Brighton Theatre, Cnr. Carpenter and Wilson Sts., Brighton. Director: Vicki Smith. Bookings: 1300 752 126. ■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): Barefoot in the Park (by Neil Simon) May 22 - June 1 at the Strathmore Community Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Natasha Boyd. Tickets: $20/$15. Bookings: 9382 6284 or www.trybooking.com/ 80009 ■ Phoenix Theatre Company: Seussical the Musical May 29 June 7 at the Doncaster Playhouse. Director: Anne Dewar; Musical Director: Katie Packer; Choreographer: Colin Hartley. Bookings: www.phoenixtheatrecompany.org

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Observer AUDITIONS ■ Beaumaris Theatre: 13 - A New Musical May 9, 10 at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director; Debbie Keyt; Musical Director: Rhonda Vaughan; Choreographer: Mandy Lay. Audition bookings: 0401 450 979 www.beaumaristheatre.com.au ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: That Good Night (by N. J. Crisp) May 19 and 20 at Bracken Hall, 9 Wilson St., Cheltenham (off Centre Dandenong Rd.) Director: Deborah Fabbro. Enquiries: 0416 141 838. ■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): The Heiress (by Ruth and Augustus Goetz), May 25 and May 26 at 7.00pm at the Strathmore Community Hall, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Roderick Chappel. Audition bookings: 9718 0486 (AH) or email roderickchappel@ozemail.com.au

THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB

● Husband and wife team Ric Birkett (Julian Marsh) and Pam Christie Birkett (Dorothy Brock) in CLOC Musical Theatre’s 42nd St. Photo: Richard Crompton ■ CLOC Musical Theatre’s 100th show, 42nd Street, will open on May 16 at the National Theatre, presented in the company’s 50th year. I was recently privileged to see a peek-preview of this show at a hall rehearsal, before the team transferred to CLOCworks in Heatherton to work with the actual set and stage crew. Audiences will be treated to some superb tap dancing, choreographed by Susan Lewis, with the overall show under the masterly direction of Alan Burrows, and accompanied by great music from Bev Woodford’s orchestra. The mega talented cast members are set to present a fabulous song and dance extravaganza suitable for all ages. CLOC’s vivacious Publicity Officer Karen Greenwood points out that a real-life married couple is included in the cast of 33 - Ric Birkett and Pam Christie Birkett. Ric portrays director Julian Marsh opposite Pam’s leading lady and Broadway diva Dorothy Brock. Karen says that onstage there is no love lost between the couple as they perform as sparring partners, constantly at loggerheads. “It is a million light years away from their real personas,” she says. There are also three cast members from CLOC’s 1996 production of 42nd Street appearing in this show. Leading man Tim Cant (Billy Lawlor) was a young school boy in the first show’s ensemble, James Rooney is reprising his role as choreographer Andy Lee, and also returning is ensemble member and dancer Chris Rogers. 42nd Street runs from May 16-31 at the National Theatre, St Kilda, for 12 performances, including three matinees. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the CLOC website www.cloc.org.au or call the CLOC Ticket Line on 1300 362 547. Facebook: www.facebook.com/CLOCMusical. - Cheryl Threadgold

The Diary of Anne Frank ■ Some 70 years after the publication of Anne Frank’s diary, The Basin Theatre presents a new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman of The Diary of Anne Frank written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, opening May 16. Directed by Christine Grant, the life and times of this courageous young girl will be told as she hides from the Nazis. The Basin Theatre Company team has spent hours working on achieving the set depicting the claustrophobic atmosphere of the attic where Anne Frank lived out her last years. In this powerful new adaptation, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horrors of her times with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. Performance dates: May 16 – June 7 (Gala Night May 16) Times: Thursdays– Saturdays at 8.00pm and Sundays at 2.00pm Venue: The Basin Theatre, Cnr Doongalla and Simpson Rds., The Basin (just outside Boronia). Tickets: All tickets $25 incl. complimentary parking, preshow sherries, interval tea/coffee and post-show wine/fruit juice and finger food with the cast. Bookings: 1300 784 668 (between 7.00pm and 9.00pm only) or www.thebasintheatre.org.au - Cheryl Threadgold

● Genevieve Ryan at left (Vernadette), Jo Warr (Dinah) and Annabel Mounsey (Lexie) in Heidelberg Theatre Company ‘s The Dixie Swim Club. Photo: David Belton ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company once again deliver an utterly rewarding night of entertainment with a little known play from three very accomplished American playwrights. The playwrights’ collective name Jones Hope Wooten may mean little to some, but knowing that (Jamie) Wooten was a writer for TV series The Golden Girls for many years will help many understand what tongue-in-cheek fun awaits you. The Dixie Swim Club is about five (former swim-team) friends who come together once a year for a weekend of gossiping, eating, and “not wearing any bras for three days”. The only rules: “no men, no kids, and no work” When we meet the Dixie Swim Club, they have been gathering at a beach house somewhere in North Carolina for the past 22 years. Over these “special” weekends, their friendships are tried and an incessant bickering takes hold. Despite this, challenges in their lives bring them to rely upon one another with ever more intimacy and love. Annabel Mounsey as the uninhibited and vain Lexie, gives a faultless performance with constant energy and emotional nuance. Jo Warr as Dinah and Genevieve Ryan as Vernadette are also very strong and thoroughly entertaining from start to finish. Dianne Mileo (Jeri Neal) gives a solid performance, and Christine Muscat (Sheree) is entertaining but unfortunately does not match the high calibre of her fellow cast members. An impressive realism is achieved in HTC’s production through effortless acting, a fantastically realistic and welldesigned set by George Tranter, and intuitive direction by Gayle Poor. The atmosphere conjured by the way the set is lit (Emma Fox) and crafted to appear as though it really sits on a beachside is enthralling. I had to keep reminding myself I wasn’t really in danger of the impending hurricane! The Dixie Swim Club is playing until May 17. Performances: May 8-11, 14-17. Times: Thurs- Sat 8pm (Wed ., May 14, 8pm); Sunday 2pm Venue: 36 Turnham Ave, Rosanna Bookings: www.htc.org.au or 9457 4117 - Review by Deborah Marinaro

TIME OUT ● Continued from Page 39 It’s also clear they cared about the morals they conveyed. The props were made from recycled goods and blended families and strong girls were depicted as the norm. Even if quite a few juggling balls were dropped, this was children’s entertainment as it should be - giggles for the kids, a laugh for the adults, important messages and a few bottom jokes thrown in for good measure, not forgetting the circus workshop at the end of the show. Time Out promises good things for the future from ABC Circus Education. - Review by Catherine McGregor

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137. Drummer, ... Starr 138. Bury (corpse) 139. Legitimate 140. Perilously 143. Requirements 144. Maritime 147. Malaysia's ... Lumpur 150. Urged on, ... up 151. Balanced (design) 155. Chill 157. And 158. Endangered atmosphere layer 159. Up until now (2,3) 162. Opts 164. Pierce with lance 167. Decants 168. Rust 169. Nashville is there 172. Got away 173. Watery snow 174. Preoccupy 177. Grating 180. Cattle farm 181. Dress's plunging ... 183. Artist, Pablo ... 184. Supplementing (5,3) 186. Relative amounts 187. Sports-jacket cloth 188. Biro 191. Hazy 195. Wooden pin 197. Regular 198. Openly 200. Fluctuates 202. Elk 203. Cat's foot 205. Astronomer's instrument 206. Frequently (poetic) 208. Price 209. Obscene 212. American Indian tribe 215. Wildebeests 217. Alaskan river 220. Rumpled (bed) 222. Preface 224. Peace 226. Summerhouse 228. Relay (4,2) 229. Snoops 230. Prepared meal 232. Contagious outbreak 235. Loops 236. Thieve 238. French holiday, ... Day 241. Team 242. Hoarse-sounding 243. Neat 244. Colours (hair) 246. Besieged 252. India's capital (3,5) 253. Skin disease 254. Mongolian desert 255. Artificial fertilisation (1,1,1) 256. Filled pastry 257. Stones singer, ... Jagger 258. Ratified 259. Learner 260. Travellers

Down 1. Business sense 2. Downgrade 3. MP's electorate 4. Property holders 5. Uncertain 6. Garden statuettes 7. Bridge length 8. Bivouac 9. Howl like infant 10. Jabbers 11. More furious 12. Tells (story) 13. Layered ice cream 14. Public swimming pool 15. Reaping blade 16. Trinket 24. Exotic flower 25. Pressed clothes 26. Destroys with fire (5,4) 27. Post-Victorian (era) 28. Cow call 30. And not 32. Joints inflammation 33. Sexual excitement 35. Tease 37. Absent without leave 38. Simplicity 39. Dazzling (rise to fame) 40. Begin shooting, ... fire 42. Golf driving area 44. Colony insects 45. Coercion 47. Murderer, Jack the ... 48. Schnitzel meat 50. Sarah, Duchess of ... 53. Coral bar 57. Reader's complaint (3-6) 58. Indian PM, ... Gandhi 59. Enlivens 60. Kindred spirit (4,4) 62. Tooth coating 63. Row of columns 65. Gender 68. Cook in oil 70. Spirited (3-7) 72. Juliet's partner 73. Encourage (3,2) 74. Crockery item 75. Follow next 77. Copier 80. Violate (law) 82. Appalling 85. Amaze 87. Egotistical 88. Ku Klux ... 91. Fiesta, Mardi ... 92. Body pouches 95. Seize (power) 96. Biblical giant 98. Ushers 99. Minute 102. Automatically approved (6-7) 104. Duration 105. Mediocre journalist 107. Ultra-conservatives 113. Just defeating, ... at the post 114. Hard to pin down 116. Unfortunate 117. Reapply lacquer 119. Hocking 120. Distinguished

Down 122. Pivotal 123. Anti-riot vapour (4,3) 125. Fragrance 126. Less frequent 127. Office circulars 128. Beat (cream) 130. Postgraduate degree (2,1) 131. Tavern 132. ... & outs 133. Attempt 141. Waylays 142. Haughtier 145. Passenger jets 146. Next (to) 148. Very topical (2-2-4) 149. Greases 152. Display frames 153. Pork chop cut 154. Woodwork joint 155. Agents 156. Drive forward 160. By heart, by ... 161. Lost composure (5,4) 163. Writer, ... Uris 165. Welsh emblem 166. Parasites (7-2) 167. Lima is there 170. Supports (cause) 171. Self-indulgent exercises (3,5) 175. Army cap 176. Way in 178. Notions 179. Narrow shelf 182. Hinder 185. Earth's glacial period (3,3) 188. Makes holes in 189. Baby's carer 190. Snow-covered peak 192. Game, Chinese ... 193. Fences in 194. Greenwich Mean Time (1,1,1) 195. Penetratingly 196. Precious rocks 199. Beatle, John ... 201. Of another culture 204. Assistant 207. ... shui 210. Indifference 211. Bottle tops 213. Spinning toy (2-2) 214. Nasal haemorrhages 216. London nightspot 217. Upwardly mobile young person 218. Snuggle 219. Plant, aloe ... 221. Female deer 223. Bucharest native 225. Walking unsteadily 227. Perform 228. Mine shaft 231. Night & ... 233. Handgun 234. Bowling great, ... Lillee 235. Genetic mix 237. Submits (application) 239. Local expressions 240. Inheritance 245. Cob or pen 247. Hit (ball) high 248. Your school, ... mater 249. On top of 250. Ready for picking 251. Nip

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Gillon McLachlan is his own man ■ Congratulations to Gillon McLachlan on his appointment to replace Andrew Demetriou who vacates the top AFL job on June 5. Andrew will be a tough nut to better as he has grown the game with courageous visionary decisions against great odds. AFL is in a ‘growth’ industry and there is much ground to conquer and stabilise in this current decade. Gillon has declared he has four “bosses” he is answerable to and prioritised them as 1) the fans, 2) the public which embodies the fommunity, 3) The AFL which is the Commission and 4) the 18 clubs and the players which includes the juniors/Auskickers and all the satellite clubs which deliver the eventual elite players. He was asked what were his six immediate tasks he must concentrate upon. His answer was superb. It was measured, thoughtful and dignified. The priorities were consolidation of what Andrew Demetriou has overwhelmingly achieved in the past decade. He would be different to Andrew, whom he genuinely admired and who had supported him. The fans will be top billing with the costs to attend games and the extras in food/beverage/transport and parking to be investigated. Melbourne

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Harry Beitzel www.squidoo.com/harrybeitzel The supercilious questions about his family background, education and how he is perceived by the avid footy fan were promptly trashed. This man will be judged by his own deeds. One of the last decisions Andy D made was to support and challenge the 18 clubs, their administrators and players to get “fair-dinkum” about our responsibility to develop our International Rules Series (IRS) through the hybrid Gaelic and AFL indigenous games.

After disastrous results in the last two Series of 2011 and 2013 the GAA decided to honour its commitment and tour this year on the proviso the AFL would field its best team and return the IRS to its illustrious past. In 1984 the AFL accepted the responsibility of nurturing the concept. Now 30 years on Andrew D has accepted his final challenge. Save The IRS! He joined the AFL family in 1998 and especially as CEO since 2003 he has pushed the IRS concept. I hope he is remembered when the only game, and perhaps the last, is played in late November this year between our two countries. It was a three tests per series until 1990. In those six years the results declared a dead-heat, two series each and six games each. Those series created a phenomenon: Each country won the Series when playing away and in the 12 matches six games were won by less than one goal. The games were rough and tough, always close and the crowds and players loved the hybrid rules. Unfortunately the GAA took a different view and in their ‘No Tackle” game decided the concept was not for them. There was an eight years gap before the Series was resurrected in 1998 to celebrate the GAA’s Centenary. From that date an annual or bi-annual IRS consisting of two tests with

This Week ROUND8 Friday, May 9 Sydney Swans vs. Hawthorn (ANZ) (N) Saturday, May 10 Port Adelaide vs. Fremantle (AO) Brisbane Lions vs. Essendon (G) (T) Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (MCG) (N) Sunday, May 11 West Coast Eagles vs. GWS Giants (PS) (T) Monday, May 12 St Kilda vs. Carlton (ES) (N) BYES: Adelaide Crows, Collingwood, Geelong Cats, Gold Coast Suns, North Melbourne, Richmond the winner decided by score aggregate has survived. Thankfully Patrick O’Neill, a dentist in Dublin and his ‘CO5’, (the Committee of Five) plus Dr Allen Aylett, Ian Collins, Kevin Sheehan and others from the AFL kept it alive. In total there has been 17 series, Ire has won 9, Aus 8 including the last two white-washes, comprising 38 games with Ireland winning 20 matches, Australia 16, 2 ties and believe it or not, 12 by less than 10 points including six by less than a goal. If that is NOT a QED for an international competition then I’ll swallow my whistle!

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Perfection at the ‘Bool Cup ■ Warrnambool last week had its turn in the spotlight with the famed May gallops carnival complimented by an excellent night of greyhound racing on the Wednesday night. Co-features were the Warrnambool Cup Final and Warrnambool Classic Final. Pearcedale trainer Jason Thompson produced the trifecta in the Cup, with Melbourne Cup winner Black Magic Opal scoring brilliantly defeating kennelmates Innocent Til and Ronan Izmir. Meanwhile trainer Darren Brown's dog Magic Diva was rewarded for consistency when winning the Warrnambool Classic. Magic Diva has finished first or second in 13 of her previous 14 starts. Both winning dogs came from box five and led all the way in their respective events.

Biggest thrill ■ Although the Observer had a break over the last couple of weeks there were still plenty of highlights in the world of greyhound racing, including: ■ Tasmanian greyhound Wynburn Wizard gave trainer Scott Bryan his biggest thrill in a brief career in the sport by winning the $40,000 first prize in the Launching Pad at Sandown Park. Bryan has been interested in greyhounds for many years but gave away training for quite some time to raise a family. He currently prepares four race dogs at Burnie. ■ Campaspe Will claimed the inaugural Easter Gift at Sandown Park on the same night, racing away to win by nine lengths in a superb time of

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■ Also on Easter Egg night, Victorians claimed supporting race success courtesy of Sweet It Is (Association Cup, first prize $75,000), Hooksy (New Sensation race) and Anything Less (Magic Maiden). The locals weren't left with much of the spoils on their premier night of racing.

Face to face with Kyle Galley 29:18 seconds. ■ Greyhound Racing Victoria presented a cheque for $10,000 to the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal. A number of ex racing dogs and their handlers strolled from the GRV offices in West Melbourne down to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre where the presentation was made live on the Channel 7 telecast. ■ Paw Licking redeemed himself in the Bendigo Cup, collecting the $43,750 winner's purse after finishing fifth in the race last year. He led throughout from box one for trainers Kel and Jackie Greenough, and took his stake earnings to $430,000. ■ Victorian dog Tonk continued the run of success for local chasers in winning the time-honoured Golden Easter Egg at Wentworth Park in Sydney. Lara's Brooke Ennis prepares Tonk, who gained a lovely run along the rails from box two, gaining a split when Buckle Up Wes ran wide. A $250,000 winners cheque went the way of Tonk's connections - not bad for a 30 second event.

■ Greyhound Racing Victoria unrecently veiled its Strategic Plan for the future of the industry, but obviously most participants must be happy to not have any input or put feedback into their sport. Two information sessions to discuss the plan and what it means for the sport were cancelled at the last minute due to a lack of interest. Hopefully further sessions will be programmed in the near future and the sport's participants will support these to find out exactly what plans GRV has for greyhound racing going forward. A written report can be tailored to look exactly how the author wants it there is nothing like hearing it face to face.

Go Pink Dog ■ April's Go The Pink Dog promotion by Greyhound Racing Victoria raised $69,000 for the McGrath Foundation. A total of 138 greyhounds wearing the pink rug (number eight) on on Victorian tracks during April, with each winner earning a $500 donation from GRV to the McGrath Foundation. This money will be used to help

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place more McGrath Breast Care nurses into communities across Australia. The campaign is in its fifth year, and a total of more than $350,000 has been raised for the McGrath Foundation in that time.

To Lang Lang ■ The greyhound coursing meeting set down for Benalla on Sunday, May 18 has been transferred by the National Coursing Association to Lang Lang in Gippsland. This is the second meeting for the season for coursing, after the season opener at Melton last Sunday (May 4).

Flashback ■ The mechanical hare seen in greyhound racing on all racetracks these days, made its Victorian debut not in Melbourne, but at Ballarat, in March 1956. Ballarat's Broadway Park track, which had been privately owned before being refurbished for government controlled events, attracted a big crowd for the Saturday night launch. Government MP Russell T White

opened the track, praising the work of volunteers to help prepare the course at a cost of 4000 pounds. The mechanical equipment was of fantastic quality, and opening night racing was of a high standard. The newly installed photo finish camera could not split Munibak and Wanalta Chief in the feature Rocket Jet Cup, with prizemoney divided between connections of both dogs. Later, the pair re-ran to determine who would take the Cup trophy home, with Munibak winning that honour in another tight finish. - Kyle Galley

Coming Up ■ Wednesday: The Meadows (Day), Bendigo (Twilight), Cranbourne (Night), Ballarat (N); Thursday: Traralgon (D), Warragul (T), Sandown Park (N), Warrnambool (N); Friday: Shepparton (T), Geelong (N); Saturday: Bendigo (T), The Meadows (N); Sunday: Sandown Park (D), Healesville (D), Warrnambool (T), Sale (T); Monday: Ballarat (D), Geelong (T), Shepparton (N); Tuesday: Horsham (T), Warragul (N). - Kyle Galley

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For and against ■ The Melbourne Racing Club has openly stated that the Club approached the Victoria Racing Club to have the winner of their Caulfield Cup exempt from a penalty if they win the classic. Melbourne Racing Club Chairman, Mike Symons expressed the Club's disappointment at the decision of the VRC to knock back the idea and specifically the rationale to justify it. “We question the decision was made in the best interests of racing in Victoria,” Symons said. “We are trying to make Victorian and Australian racing more attractive for interstate and international owners and trainers, and thus grow our industry, participation, engagement and wagering on the global stage. "Attracting more 2000-to2400-metre horses to the Spring Racing Carnival has many flow on benefits to other feature races in the spring, particularly the Turnbull Stakes, Mc Kinnon Stakes and the Cox Plate. "Victoria has the potential to enhance its reputation as a lucrative destination for international horses and participants and has the capacity to expand the reach and economic impact ans value of our Spring Racing Carnival. " With that in mind, we acted on advice from Racing Victoria and altered the conditions of the Caulfield Cup, including removing the influence of the Club Committee, injecting half a million dollars in prizemoney and paying down to tenth placing, and the removal of the penalty was the last recommendations. "The combined $9 million value of the carnival's two-premier staying races should be better promoted in unison than isolation. “ Accordingly, we believe that decision such as this should be left to the principal racing authority. "The fact that such a decision has been made despite the support of the Racing Victoria Racing Executive, key trainer and owners, is unfortunate for the Victorian racing industry. Symons said that

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while the club respected the other group and listed staying races affected by the condition, connections of horses racing in them were generally seeking a weight penalty to elevate them in order of entry in the hope of gaining a start for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. "The Caulfield Cup is a completely different quality of race to balance of the races affected by the condition is an insult to the quality of the Caulfield Cup field,"Symons said. "We hope the VRC's decision is far from final and that the conversation surrounding this topic can continue for the betterment of racing in Victoria. Stay tuned, there is plenty more to come in ensuring weeks, I am sure.

RVL hits back ■ Racing Victoria has issued a statement on management of

Victoria's Racing Program regarding the Melbourne Racing Club's request fro the Caulfield Cup winner to be exempt from a penalty for the Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria's Chief Executive, Bernard Saundry, put out the statement in light of the commentary after recent discussions between Melbourne Racing Club as explained earlier. Mr.Saundry said: "Our position is that all elements of the Racing Program should be decided by Racing Victoria in our role as the principal authority responsible for regulatory control cross the State. "A progression to this would ensure that the best interests of the entire industry remain at the heart of all decisions made on Victoria's racing program, conditions and calendar, to maximise growth. "It would also ensure that any decisions made best align with the objectives and priority activities outlined in our three-year Stra

● Fawkner Photo by SLICKPIX, phone 9354 5754 tegic plan released last November". I still feel we haven't heard the end of this tricky situation yet.

Gai star ■ It was smiles all around in the Gai Waterhouse camp when their star sprinter Drifontein took her prizemoney to over $2 million when she won narrowly but well in the Group One Sangster Stakes at Morphettville over 1200. Drifontein showed blistering speed from the start and proved too good holding out two very good sprinters in Platelet and Gregers. Drifontein added

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the Sangster to her resume on top of her brilliant win in the Magic Millions twoyear old event. Drifontein was purchased for only $75,000, as a graduate at the 2010 Magic Millions Gold Coast national weanling sales, as well as the Magic Millions yearling sales the following year. Drifontein is another successful syndication for Denise Martin's Star Thoroughbreds. She now boasts a record of eight wins (six at stakes level) and five minor placings and earnings of $2,144,205. Drifontein is superbly bred being by Fastnet Rock from Follow Gold. Gai has now set her for the rich Goodwood Handicap in South Australia this Saturday.

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■ Interesting changes at the

Melbourne Racing Club, revising a couple of roles in the Racecourse Manager's department. From May 19 through until December 31 this year, Greg Groves, currently the Assistant Racecourse Manager at Caulfield will assume the position of Acting Racecourse Manager at Mornington. Within in the same period, Michael Suey, will join the team at Caulfield as Assistant Racecourse Manager, while retaining the title of Racecourse Manager-Mornington Racecourse. The Melbourne Racing Club's General Manager-Racecourses, Jason Kerr, said the object of the changes was to enhance the experience of the Club's track management staff. “We are in the fortunate position of being able to take advantage of the multiple tracks we have under our care for purposes of career and personal development of our staff.”

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The Last Word ■ A girl certainly has a wide choice of vacations. She can go to the mountains and see the scenery, or go to the beach and be the scenery. ■ Seeing ourselves as others see us wouldn’t do much good, because most of us wouldn’t believe what we see. ■ A good newspaper about a newspaper is that you never need to ask someone to turn down the volume. - The Buloke Times

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Stabe double at Bool ■ The traditional Warrnambool Cup Week race night at Terang was held on Tuesday April 29 and the Western part of the state and south-east South Australia prevailed during the evening. Mount Gambier father and son - Barry and Jayson Finnis took the honours at the meeting with a stable double. American Ideal/Thorninmyside gelding Jax Navaro landed the Dan O'Grady Memorial 2-Y-0 Pace over 1680 metres on debut. Trailing the poleline leader Juliustigres from gate three, Jax Navaro was eased away from the inside in the last lap to assume control on the home turn and was strong at the end to score by 2.7 metres in a rate of 2-01 from the favourite Morior Invictus which followed him home, with Juliustigres third. Four year old Riverboat King/Maybe The One mare Maybe Cruising (gate five) led for the majority of the 1680 metre Dick & Anne Box Pace for C0 class, defeating Bec East's Sign No More which trailed after leading out from gate two and Smokin Fields (four back the markers) in a rate of 2-01.3.

Surged effortlessly ■ Terang's Marg Lee, Glen Craven and Paddy Lee were winners when Paddy's highly promising lightly raced nine year old Keystone Salute/Amanda Branach gelding Salute Branach made it three from four this season by taking the Dick Benger Memorial Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class over 2180 metres. With Paddy's cousin Glen Craven in the sulky, Salute Branach was sent forward from a 20 metre handicap to park outside the leader The Dutchman which had crossed In Notta Trotter. Surging effortlessly to the front on the final bend, Salute Branach scored untouched by a 12 metre margin in advance of Im Notta Trotter in a rate of 206.8, with The Dutchman holding down third.

Full of running ■ Camperdown trainer Gary Lawlor made a long awaited return to the winners list, when four year old American Ideal/Charmed Life gelding Commanche Indian greeted the judge in the Phonse Hickey Memorial Pace for C0 class over 1680 metres in a rate of 1-59.8. Making only his 6th appearance at the races, Commanche Indian driven by Mick Stanley was given an easy time one/one after following through at the start from gate two on the second row. Finishing full of running, Commanche Indian had 5.4 metre to spare on the wire over Four Starzzz Fella from near last which made the final bend very wide, with Rose Devine third after leading.

Honest 5-year-old ■ Former Portlander Peter Tonkin combined with Daryl Douglas to snare the Matthews Petroleum Pace for C2 class over 2180 metres with honest five year old Modern Art/Harrys Joy mare Art Of Love. Taking a mares concession, Art Of Love lobbed one/ one from gate four, before vacating the prime spot to park outside the pacemaker Amberlu Angus which had taken the lead away from Village Spirit. Assuming control on turning, Art Of Love recored an easy 11.1 metre victory in advance of Tres Hombres and Ardlussa Express in a rate of 2-01.3.

Finished hard ■ Armstrong's Brooke Hansen was successful with Courage Under Fire/Chabachon gelding Blazing Courage in the teranghrc.com 3-Y-0 Pace over 1680 metres with Ararat's Mick Bellman in the sulky. Given a sweet passage from gate two trailing the leader Snack Beast (gate five), Blazing Courage when eased to the outside on turning finished hard to blouse the pacemaker by a head in 1-59.8, with the heavily supported Vivant first up since July last third after facing the breeze.

Protests quickly dismissed ■ The cries of delight could be heard throughout the Cranbourne district, after ex-New Zealander McNiven greeted the judge in the Cranbourne Trainers Bonanza Pace for C0 class over 2080 metres at Cranbourne on Monday April 28. An ever reliable three year old gelded son of McArdle and Solitaire raced by a large syndicate including trainer Lee Evison, Robert Abrahams (a member of one of harness racing's most prominent families of a bygone era) and Pearcedale sisters Julie and Jennifer Coventry who are so active assisting each Saturday morning the Cranbourne trials are held, McNiven with Greg Sugars aboard exploded away from outside the front line to lead running into the first turn. Kicking clear on the final bend with the heavily supported Sketch Me using the sprint lane to challenge after trailing, McNiven which was rated to perfection was inclined to hang in under pressure, however Sugars was quick to use the outside rein and ease him away from the inside. In a slogging finish, McNiven prevailed by a half head in a rate of 200.3, with Artistica Uno a further 18 metres away in third place. McNiven then had to survive a protest which was quickly dismissed.

Huge win ■ McArdle provided a big winner on the day in four year old entire Glenferrie College, a daughter of Safely Kept mare Glenferrie Miss which snared the Tin Tin In America Pace for C2 & C3 class over 1609 metres much to the delight of owner/breeder Peter Chambers. Racing under the banner of Glenferrie Farm Pty Ltd, Glenferrie College trained at Parwan by Craig Demmler was eased to the tail of the field from outside the front row, with the polemarker and last start winner Lady Suffragette leading. Sent forward by Jodi Quilan three wide solo in the last lap, Glenferrie College sustained a long run to register an impressive 3.5 metre victory over Kings Jasper from well back, with Itscottobegood (one/one) 1.7 metres back in third place. The mile rate 1-58.3.

This Week’s Meetings ■ Wednesday - Wedderburn @ Maryborough/ Nyah @ Swan Hill, Thursday - Shepparton/Bendigo, Friday - Melton, Saturday - Ballarat, Sunday - Ararat, Monday - Yarra Valley, Tuesday - Kilmore

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gelding Burnaholeinmypocket made it two from two with a super performance to land the Ultrasigns 2-Y-0 Pace over 1609 metres at Cranbourne. With wife Kate again in the sulky, Burnaholeinmypocket starting from outside the front row was never better than three wide, before racing clear over the concluding stages to score by 1.7 metres from Waves On Fire (gate six) which raced in the open before taking over on the home turn. Sheer Strength finished third after trailing the runner up. The mile rate 1-57.

5th win ■ Frank The Duck, a Kiwi bred 4-Y-0 gelding by Jereme's Jet from Take Her Easy Tiger notched up his fifth victory by taking the Dooza Sulky Pace for C1 class over 1609 metres. Trained at Melton by Joe Borg, Frank The Duck using a concession for Bolinda based Kyle Marshall was restrained from gate three to possie three back in the running line, with Hi Tech Fury leading from gate two. Sent forward three wide in the final circuit, Frank The Duck joined the leader on the final bend and scored well by 2.5 metres in advance of Life Sentence (one/one) and Hi Tech Fury in a rate of 1-59.6.

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■ Allan McDonough snared a stable double at Cranbourne with half brothers Classy Guy and Classy Western winning their respective races. Four year old Union Guy/Classy Dream gelding Classy Guy (Daryl Douglas) led throughout from gate two in the Decron Horse Care Pace for C2 & C3 class over 1609 metres, defeating ■ Long Forest owner/ Thunder Fee and Im trainer Andy Gath's Bettors Noddy in a rate of 1-58.4, Delight/Kelly Maguire while 5-Y-0 gelding

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Classy Western (by Western Terror) with Gavin Lang in the cart, ran home strongly off a three wide double trail from five back in the running line at the bell in the Ade Turf Equipment Pace for C4 & C5 class over 2080 metres, swamping his rivals in the straight to score by Grins Rendition and Isabelle Delacour in 2-00.5.

Outstayed ■ Melton trainer Beau Tindale used the services of Macedon Ranges reinswoman Lisa Miles to capture the Rapidvite 3-Y0 Pace over 2080 metres with Ohoka Arizona/ Lucky Eyre gelding Lake Eyre. Settling mid-field from gate four on the second line, Lake Eyre moved forward mid-race to park outside the leader Gozo Lighting for the last lap and outstayed his rivals to register a tough head victory over the pacemaker, with Big Bang Leonard running on late for third. The mile rate 1-59.9.

Bad start ■ Local trainer/driver Ash Ainsworth who stables on the track, landed the Charlton & District Community Bank Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class over 2100 metres with 6-Y-0 Conch Deville/Calamity Jay gelding Champ Devine in a rate of 2-06.5. Coming from 20 metres, Ainsworth wasted no time in sending Champ Devine forward to park outside the pacemaker Scribbles and was always travelling sweetly. Surging to the front in the last lap, Champ Devine scored by 4.1 metres from Beefour (one/one), with Djasker coming from last to finish an eye catching third 3.2 metres away after a bad beginning from the 30 metre mark. - Len Baker

■ Salutetocabby, Glenmars Tiger, Fullness Of Time, Vivant, Teixeira, Wheatsheaf Avaball, Kings Jasper.

Used lots of petrol ■ The feature event on the program - The $7,505 Maddens Lawyers Green Jug for C3 to C6 class over 2180 metres went the way of Great Western trainer Peter Manning's Valentino Rustler, a six year old gelded son of Rustler Hanover and Cuddle Me Good raced by Ross Giampiccolo and partners. Driven by Matt Craven, Valentino Rustler starting from gate three on the second line was suited by the slick tempo in the early stages, with Excuse To Live, Jilliby Daphne and Galleons Warrior all spending plenty of petrol out of the gate. Settling mid-field, Valentino Rustler was sent forward racing for the bell and despite being three wide for the rest of the journey, proved too strong for Electric Ollie which had every chance after following him home. Wheatsheaf Avaball ran on late to finish third. The mile rate 1-58.5.

Taken back to last ■ Parwan trainer Phil Chircop combined with Rodney Petroff to land the Noir Rover 3-Y-0 Pace over 1680 metres with Presidential Ball/Sukari gelding Campaign Drive in a rate of 1-56.9. Taken back to last from outside the front row, Campaign Drive trailed the heavily supported first starter from the Emma Stewart camp Teixeira (one/ one) throughout, before outsprinting him in the run to the wire, scoring by 2.5 metres. Zermanion finished third after leading.

Forward from outside ■ Dunnstown trainer/driver David Murphy's home bred four year old Modern Art/Spellmaker entire Desdon Murruffy put his best foot forward to take out the Terang Home Hardware Pace for C1 class over 1680 metres. Going forward from outside the front row to park in the open outside the favourite Sophies Shark before allowing Forced Out to cross him, Desdon Murruffy moved to be outside the leader in the last lap and outstayed his rivals to gain the day by 3 metres over Tara Tom which trailed the leader, with Lombo Krista Bella (three back the markers) third. The mile rate 1-58.5.

Put paid to leader ■ Lemnos father and son - Russell and Nathan Jack were successful with consistent Kenneth J/ Lisa Lombo gelding Tezz Khora in the Ryan White Pace for C0 class over 1609 metres at Charlton on Thursday. Starting from gate two on the second row, Tezz Khora slotted in nicely three back in the moving line, before being sent forward three wide to park outside the pacemaker Raw Steel for the final circuit. Putting pay to the leader prior to the home turn, Tezz Khora registered an easy 15.3 metre victory over Raw Steel and Kandidate (three back the markers) in a rate of 1-56.5.

Racing in peak form ■ Stanhope's Gary Pekin has 4-Y-0 On The Attack/Rainbow Dreaming gelding Attack On Command racing in peak form, bringing up three wins from his past four starts to take the $6505 Dunlop Super Dealer Pace Final for C0 class over 2100 metres which qualified in the heats held on April 21. - Len Baker