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SHANNON COCHRANE goes one on one with The Hoff about performing ironic cameos, attracting enormous crowds at the Supanova Expo and his song that inspired the unification of a nation...

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o famous that he’s known simply as ‘The Hoff’, American entertainer David Hasselhoff has become a kitschy, iconic figure more renowned for his personality than acting skills. But while he may not be receiving an Oscar any time soon, the actor has lived an amazing life and continues to embrace every opportunity thrown his way.

After studying acting in his youth, Hasselhoff shot to fame in the 80’s and 90’s with his lead role as a crime fighting cop in sci-fi drama ‘Knight Rider’, followed by a stint as bronzed lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in ‘Baywatch’.

Since then, Hasselhoff has performed on stage in productions of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ and ‘The Producers’ and appeared in numerous reality TV shows, including ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’.

Yet while his level of fame has undoubtedly eclipsed that of his co-stars, the actor is still unable to pinpoint exactly why he has become so recognisable.

“I don’t know, I think people just grew up with and loved Knight Rider, it was a part of so many people’s childhoods, it was a positive show. Baywatch had the same thing, it had beautiful girls but it was fun, it was positive, it was about saving lives... it was about action not violence, it was about romance not sex, it was about heroes and I think everybody can kind of identify with that,” he said.

Despite his early success, Hasselhoff’s recent acting endeavours have been limited to funny, self-referential cameos in movies such as ‘Spongebob Squarepants’ and ‘Dodgeball’.

Although he admits that he would like to be cast as a more serious, central character, Hasselhoff insists that he doesn’t mind taking

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on satirical roles.

“You know, if I had to do cameos of David Hasselhoff for the rest of my life, I’d be fine with that, I just want to work – I take jobs because they’re funny and because they’re good and because they’re a laugh,” he said.

It may have been 30 years since Hasselhoff’s silver screen hey day, but he still has many devoted fans who will have the chance to meet him in Sydney later this month.

The actor is one of many stars who will be appearing at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo, held at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23.

“It’s really like Halloween and people come to me, I have no idea what’s coming through the door when they want to take a picture, they either come with a Knight Rider car or they come dressed up as me as Baywatch or they ask me to sign really weird parts of their body or they just come to say hello and take a picture and giggle,” he said.

The journey down under will also be a chance to sight-see.

“We try to make a fun trip out of everything we do... I learnt a long time ago that I saw the whole world through the eyes of the Hilton and I went, ‘wait a second, I don’t even know what this place looks like’, so I try to put in a few days of vacation,” he said.

While Hasselhoff has a light-hearted, fun public image in the English-speaking world, he is viewed with serious admiration by many of his German fans.

This success overseas can be attributed to his hit song ‘Looking for Freedom’, which captured the mood of the German people in the lead up to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The song was number 1 for eight weeks

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It’s really like Halloween... I have no idea what’s coming on the German pop charts, leading Hasselhoff to perform live on the Berlin Wall on New Year’s Eve in 1989.

“When I sang ‘Looking for Freedom’, I didn’t even know about the Berlin Wall and then I found out about it and I flew over and I said, I’m going to go in there, and my first tour was called the Freedom Tour... I was just doing it because it was the right thing to do,” he said.

His popularity in the country endures, and he recently went back to protest an attempt to tear down remains of the Berlin Wall.

“When I was doing my last tour, they were holding up signs saying ‘thank you for the Mauerfall’, which is the fall of the Berlin Wall, and I went ‘Mauerfall, what does that mean?’ and I thought they were making a joke, but

they weren’t, they were East Germans that talked about the influence of American music and specifically that song,” Hasselhoff said.

Hasselhoff has traveled all over the world and achieved fame and wealth most can only dream of, but he claims the secret to his success is simply having faith in himself.

“I’ve imagined since I was seven-yearsold that I was going to be successful... If you dream and you imagine and you see yourself successful, it happens,” he said.

David Hasselhoff will be touring Australia for the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Sydney on June 22 and 23. Tickets are $47.50.

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est known for playing the lovable, mischievous Weasley twins in the ‘Harry Potter’ series, James and Oliver Phelps have plenty of adoring fans who will get the chance to meet them when they come to Sydney for the Supanova Convention on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23. FYI caught up with James, who plays Fred in the films, ahead of his trip down under.

especially because we haven’t got ginger hair anymore we’ve got our natural brown hair so we can normally get away with it if we just have our hair on display but if we wear a baseball cap for example we get stopped and everything so it’s quite funny.

How are you feeling ahead of your appearance at Supanova?

I’m very excited, we were out for Supanova about this time last year and we went to Melbourne and the Gold Coast so it’s very cool to head back to Australia. I’ve never been to Perth before so really cool to check that out, and also Sydney is one of my favourite cities in the whole world so there was only one answer when we were asked if we’d like to go.

Why do you think Fred and George Weasley have become such popular characters?

I think everyone knows a character like Fred and George, someone like that at school.

There’s always one or two kids who like to muck around and have fun. Also they’re actually pretty good at their schoolwork as well so that was quite a different twist on it.

At school I was always too nervous to play around in that respect so it was quite liberating to be told ‘just do what you want’ when we were fi lming.

Do you get a lot of Harry Potter fans recognise and approach you on the street?

In my hometown I think a lot of people know we’re from around here so it’s not really so much of a big thing but when we’re away…

What was it like working with your twin brother on the set of ‘Harry Potter’?

We probably get on better now we don’t work together… nah I’m joking. We were able to work off each other really, if we had to do a scene together then we could rehearse at

home and make sure we got it all sorted before we went in to work. And also it was someone to share that experience with, which not a lot of the other cast members had with any of their families so we were very fortunate.

What was your favourite scene from any of the ‘Harry Potter’ movies?

The Yule Ball. What we had to do was; first we had to learn how to do classic dancing like the foxtrot and the tango and all that kind of stuff, which I’d never done before in my life.

Then halfway through that they turn it into a rock concert, and at the time my hair was down to my shoulders so I was getting paid to headbang, which was pretty cool.

Who was your favourite ‘Harry Potter’ co-star to work with?

I’ve got quite a few to be honest with you. Julie Walters who played our mum and Michael Gambon who played Dumbledore, he was really cool, if you ever wanted to ask him a question about learning lines or anything he would be more than happy to just sit down with you, take however long it took just so you could learn stuff.

How did you and Oliver begin acting?

Potter was the first thing we ever did and we essentially went because we thought ‘why not’ because we’ve got nothing to lose, if we don’t get on it it’ll be a good day out and we’ll go from there. But we were very fortunate that the auditions went our way and we got the parts in the end.

Do you have any other acting projects in the pipeline?

Definitely, I’ve been very lucky to do a few projects in the last couple of months. I did a stage show at the start of the year, which went really well, then from that I’ve been asked to do another show at the end of the year over here in the UK. And we’ve also been approached to do a movie as well so provided they don’t both compete with each other it should be quite a busy end of the year for me.

James and Oliver Phelps will be appearing at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23 at The Dome, Sydney Olympic Park. Tickets start at $47.50. For tickets or more information, visit www.supanova.com.au.

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egendary rock band Fleetwood Mac will be returning to Sydney for their first Australian tour since 2009. The band will begin their national tour at Sydney’s Entertainment Centre on Sunday, November 10. Due to overwhelming demand, the band has also announced a second Sydney show to be held on Monday, November 11.

The beloved rockers will delight audiences with their two-hour-plus show that brings together the multi-Grammy winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees live on stage to

deliver their classic hits.

Fans can expect to hear all their favourite songs including ‘Rhiannon’, ‘The Chain’, Second Hand News’, ‘Dreams’, ‘Tusk’, ‘Sara’, ‘Gold Dust Woman’, ‘Looking Out for Love’, ‘Go Your Own Way’, ‘Don’t Stop’ and many more.

The band is currently touring in North America to sold out shows and are receiving rave reviews from critics, with the Boston Herald writing that “the band was firing on all cylinders – so many great songs – all delivered

with gusto”.

Fleetwood Mac is made up of Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. The group said that they were excited to be embarking on the Australian tour: “We are thrilled to return to Australia where we’ve always loved performing. Our fans there are phenomenal”.

With a career that has spanned over four decades, Fleetwood Mac is one of the world’s most popular bands and has sold over 100 million albums across the globe.

Their 1977 album ‘Rumours’, which received universal praise and won the Grammy for Album of the Year, celebrated its 35th anniversary this year with the release of expanded and super deluxe editions.

The band also released a four-track EP, ‘Extended Play’, last month that consisted of three new songs and a “lost song” from 1973.

Fleetwood Mac will play at Sydney’s Entertainment Centre on Sunday, November 10 and Monday, November 11. For bookings or more information, visit www.livenation.com.au.

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‘Hurry Up and Wait’ will show at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre at 10am and 12pm on Thursday, July 11 and Friday,

July 12.

Tickets are $17 to $19. For bookings or more information, call 4723 7600 or visit www. jspac.com.au.

FOR KIDS: HURRY UP AND WAIT

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ids will be entertained when the engaging children’s show ‘Hurry Up and Wait’ comes to town.

The show, which received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and also toured Japan and Queensland, will be coming to the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on Thursday, July 11 and Friday, July 12.

Starring hilarious physical comics Clint Bolster and Liz Skitch, ‘Hurry Up and Wait’ is perfect for children with big imaginations.

The show focuses on a couple of clowns who are in a hurry to get to town and see the grand circus parade.

After finding the best spot to sit in, right next to the big red clock, they wait for the parade to arrive at three o’clock on the dot.

While sitting impatiently, they get bored and hungry until their wonderful imaginations take over and their waiting becomes a fun game.

Using the power of their minds, the clowns

feast on food that appears out of thin air and use simple, seemingly boring items to create fantastical new worlds and even discover an entire universe inside a hat.

‘Hurry Up and Wait’ is a unique, entertaining comedy that blends the style of Buster Keaton and Samuel Beckett with the exquisite, light-hearted fun of physical comedy.

Clint Bolster and Liz Skitch are a formidable on-stage duo who provoke extreme emotional and funny highs and lows in the audience as their indefinite wait unfolds.

The show was commissioned for the Queensland Theatre Company and created by deBASE Productions. It has been watched by over 20,000 children in Queensland alone and been on an international tour.

‘Hurry Up and Wait’ is ideal for children aged three to 10-years and has received rave reviews, with the Fringe Review, Edinburgh writing: “It really is a true indication of the quality of a show when the audience, children and parents alike, are in constant fits of

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ake the opportunity to enjoy bold, swinging tunes when St Marys Band Club Brass takes to the stage.

The band, which is one of Australia’s most recognised brass bands, will play at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, June 22.

This talented, award-winning brass band will show off their musical prowess when they play a celebration of the best music written for bands with bold, brash and bright tunes that will have the audience up and ready to dance along.

Musical director Ben Crocker will lead the band in a fabulous night of brass music, demonstrating the talents that have helped them build up a sterling reputation and do so well in state competitions.

Among the country’s most established musical groups, the St Marys Band Club Brass has a traceable history of over 130 years and claims to be one of the oldest ‘British-style’ brass bands.

The earliest reference to a district brass band in St Marys dates back to July 1882; what was then known as the South Creek Brass Band.

The Brass Band is housed within the St Marys Band Club and has become recognised as a driving force within the club and a truly talented musical group.

It is the current New South Wales State Champion Brass Band and also boasts an amazing 10 current and former national champion soloists.

Between 2009 and 2012, St Marys Band Club Brass also had the musical patronage of Professor David King, who also conducted tuition and performance workshops for scholarship students.

The Keller Band was also formed as St Marys’ second brass band, to improve players’ musical skills at any age and promote enjoyment of music throughout the community with teaching and coaching given to beginners.

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Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, June 22 at 8pm. Tickets are $25. For bookings or more information, call 4723 7600 or visit www.stmarysbrassband.com.

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njoy a night of beautiful classical music performed by two talented musicians at ‘The Singing Violin Show’.

The show, presented by awardwinning performers Tina Petroni and Ian Cooper, will be playing at Blacktown Workers Club on Saturday, June 22.

Known as being one of Australia’s most exciting virtuoso violinists, Ian Cooper is a talented player whose music perfectly complements the beautiful voice of singer Tina Petroni.

Petroni, who can sing and play piano and accordion, is one of Australia’s most diverse live performers and has presented her cabaret shows all throughout Europe and Asia.

Cooper, who was born into a family of classical musicians and raised around music, began playing the violin at the tender age of four and began showing promising signs of talent at a young age.

He was introduced to the limelight when he was five-years-old and performed ‘The

Three Grenadiers’ by Schumann on Channel 7 and then began performing in eisteddfods and travelling the world.

His skillful violin performances have wowed audiences around the world, and he has played in the United States, Canada, Britain, Europe and Japan.

The talented childhood prodigy was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious New South Wales Conservatorium of Music when he was just eight and trained there for 10 years, while also studying the drums and playing in high school bands.

Since then, his career has skyrocketed as he has turned his musical attention to jazz as well as classical music.

He has performed regularly as a guest artist of the talented jazz trumpeter James Morrison and has also played with John Farnham, Tommy Emmanuel, Silverchair, George Benson, Andrea Bocelli, Simon Tedeschi, Barry White, Marcia Hines, The Angels and Olivia Newton-John.

On top of his live performances, Cooper has also released eight CDs and been awarded two MO Awards, two ACE Awards, three Golden Fiddle Awards and a platinum ARIA Award for his composition ‘Tin Symphony’.

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‘The Singing Violin Show’ will be performed at Blacktown Workers Club on Saturday, June 22 at 8pm. Tickets are $8.80 for members and $12.20 for visitors.

For bookings call 9830 0600 or visit www. workersclub.com.au.

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ids and parents alike loved the smash hit movie ‘Monsters Inc’, which introduced audiences to the lovable, funny monster duo of Mike and Sulley.

Now, almost 12 years later, a prequel has finally been released with ‘Monsters University’ taking us back a decade before the events of the first film and giving us a glimpse at what the monsters were like in their college days.

While Mike and Sulley grew up to be the perfect partners in crime, back in their university days they were a little more at odds. When the geeky, intelligent and serious Mike goes to university, he’s delighted to begin his classes majoring in scaring but becomes a little disheartened when he discovers he’s in the same fraternity as his polar opposite – the brawny, fun-loving Sulley.

With such strong personalities and outlooks on life, the two monsters are inevitably doomed to become enemies in a vendetta that draws in their classmates. ‘Monsters University’ is suited to fans of the first film and anyone who enjoys family comedy.

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his fun, interactive, family-friendly game is perfect for kids who want to explore an imaginative world and get the chance to play cute Disney characters.

Players get to join the legendary character Mickey Mouse as he goes on an exciting journey to bring a splash of colour and fun back to the dreary Wasteland – the weird and fantastical world where forgotten Disney toons have set up camp.

This long-awaited sequel to the original ‘Epic Mickey’ game has all the cool features and slick animation of its predecessor while also offering new storylines and games.

You can explore the quirky horizons of Wasteland by yourself or accompanied by the loveable Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, using Mickey’s very cool enchanted paintbrush to discover new areas, solve tricky puzzles and fight scary mechanical monsters.

Any child (or adult) who loves the magical characters of Disney will enjoy this game, which has stunning highquality animation.

his entertaining, imaginative film delves into the back story of the characters from the classic tale ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and teams an intriguing plot with stunning visuals.

James Franco stars as Oscar Diggs, a flirtatious magician who works in a traveling circus until he gets whisked away by a hot air balloon to the marvelous, mystical world of Oz. There he encounters a range of fabulous creatures and also meets a beautiful witch Theodora. She falls in love with Oscar and believes that he is the wizard who has been prophesied to overthrow the evil Wicked Witch that wreaked disharmony over Oz when she killed the King.

Oscar meets up with Finley, a flying monkey, and they set out for the beautiful Emerald City and meet Theodora’s sister Evanora, who seems less certain about Oscar but gives him directions to the dark forest where the Wicked Witch lives.

Embarking on a journey to restore order in Oz, Oscar is faced with the realisation that not everything is what it seems and must use all his smarts.

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fter three years, a number of collaborations, and much hype, Kanye West’s sixth studio album ‘Yeezus’ is available now.

The last solo offering by the celebrated, self-proclaimed genius of hip hop was released in 2010 with the widely acclaimed ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’.

A prolific musician’s musician, West also released a collaborative album with hip hop giant Jay-Z under the ‘Watch the Throne’ moniker in 2011, which also received high praise from fans and critics.

This new release promises to feature all the hallmarks and innovative sounds that make West the music icon he is today.

West’s forward-thinking and groundbreaking take on the often cliched genre of hip hop has won him legions of fans, with a sound that pushes the boundaries of hip hop and blurs the lines between r’n’b, pop, trip hop, folk, alternative rock, classical music and electronica.

The album recording took place

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NOT QUITE MAINSTREAM: DURIF IS GAINING FANS

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hey’ve been making durif at Rutherglen in Victoria since around 1908, so it’s little wonder the region has earned its reputation for creating iconic durifs that come from seven makers who’ve perfected the art of the varietal.

One such is Campbells Wines whose history goes back to 1859 but which didn’t really get into stand-alone durif until the mid1950’s, and has since risen to be amongst the forefront of makers: their recently released 2010 Barkly Durif is nothing short of sensational with wonderfully powerful dark cherry and blackberry fruit, nice oak and earthy characters coming together to make it beautifully moreish.

Not one to rush into, it could do with a good 12 months to settle comfortably in the bottle (and should prove hugely rewarding for those with the patience to nurture it in the cellar over 12 or 15 years). But if you can’t wait then, decant it a few hours before serving and enjoy now with a slow-cooked, sugar-cured

lamb rump. It’s certainly worth the $48 asking price for those who enjoy this not-quitemainstream varietal.

And for those interested: Durif itself had its beginnings with the cross-pollination of Syrah and Peloursin in France’s Montpelier region somewhere around the 1860’s. Resultant vines later found their way to California (where it’s now known as Petite Syrah) and then to Rutherglen in 1908.

One to note: Deakin Estate Winemaker, Dr Phil Spillman says the “wonderful” 2012 vintage in Victoria’s Murray-Darling resulted in the best overall quality fruit he’s seen in nine vintages in the region.

And a quite exceptional chardonnay he’s created, which should have chardy fans rushing to their liquor stores. While this one’s got excellent mid-ripeness apple and citrus flavours and a touch of brioche from time in-barrel, the price tag is a remarkable $10.

Yes, $10. Certainly well worth enjoying with a winter-time chicken and leek pie.

f you love the beautiful scenery of the Nepean Valley and historical buildings full of character then Mamre House restaurant is the place for you to book your next dining experience.

Overlooking picturesque, rolling green fields, Mamre Homestead is an idyllic location that is teeming with country charm yet is still situated conveniently within the suburbs.

Proudly boasting the distinction of being one of the area’s oldest surviving structures, Mamre House was built in 1820 and served as the residence of colonial chaplain, magistrate and pastoralist Reverend Samuel Marsden.

Nowadays, the property still retains its vintage feel with delicate, old fashioned furnishings and décor inside and a relaxing, roomy verandah spanning the perimeter that is ideal to dine on when the sun is shining.

For those who enjoy fancy dining, the café offers a special high tea option as well as its regular menus.

If you get in before 11.30am, the restaurant has a breakfast menu with all the tasty, traditional morning delights including blueberry pancakes, bacon and eggs, toast, vanilla yoghurt or a hearty big breakfast if you’ve worked up an appetite.

The restaurant’s lunch time meals offer variety, with a range of light sandwiches including the grilled vegetable and halloumi sandwich, which comes served on toasted

turkish bread with a side of healthy salad. With balanced portions and a salad that is crisp and fresh, this is a great dish for vegetarians.

Other main dishes include the macadamia crust chicken strips, which are served on a bed of rocket, dried cranberries, lemon and mint aioli and topped with macadamia brittle.

This dish is an excellent mixture of flavours that will satisfy any palate.

There are also heartier choices, such as the Monster Beef Burger; a 180 gram beef patty with bacon, tomato, lettuce, beetroot, onion jam and cheese that comes with a portion of fries.

You’ll want to stay for the dessert, with a variety of sweet treats available from the sticky date pudding to scones with jam, cakes of the day and a rich vanilla panacotta. Enjoy with a relaxing cup of tea.

Packed with loads of character and history, Mamre House is suited to anyone who enjoys an out of the ordinary dining experience.

Mamre House is located at 181 Mamre Road, Orchard Hills. It’s open every day except Monday and public holidays. For bookings, call 9670 6178.

- Reviewed by Shannon Cochrane Want your restaurant featured in FYI? We’re the home of entertainment, so you should! Email Cameron.Wallace@ mediaview.com.au to find out how you can be included.

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he promos have started and boy does it look good. Channel Ten have finally given an airdate for the new Stephen King and Steven Spielberg mini-series ‘Under The Dome’. The show will air on the same day as it does in the US on Tuesday, June 25 at 8.30pm. ‘Under The Dome’ is a psychological drama about a town trapped under an impenetrable dome.

Suffering ‘Days Of Our Lives’ fans, here’s the news you’ve been waiting for. ‘Days’ will not be coming back to television in Australia but instead has been made available online for free via streaming video service Crackle. New free on-demand episodes of ‘Days’ began

this week at Crackle.com as well as across Crackle’s apps for mobile devices, connected TVs and game consoles. Crackle will pick up where Nine left off, offering 10 episodes this week followed by seven new episodes each Monday. Each episode will be available for four weeks. While this is obviously great news for fans of the show, being available online only does isolate a lot of its core audience, the elderly, which I see as a massive problem.

Channel Seven have announced a new five-year deal with Tennis Australia, which will see the Australian Open aired on the network until 2019. The new $40 million per year deal includes significantly expanded free to air

coverage of Australian Open and AO Series events of more than 330 hours; a commitment to broadcast free to air on two channels during the Australian summer of tennis; a commitment to live streaming of all Australian Open and AO Series broadcast courts online and on mobiles and tablets. Seven will cover the Australian Open and all other major tennis events in the Australian Open Series, including the Brisbane International, Apia International Sydney and AAMI Kooyong Classic.

The ‘Today’ show will be broadcasting from Canada on Monday, July 1. The ‘Today’ team will get up close to Canada’s wildlife, including bears, killer whales and explore

Canada’s spectacular wilderness including the Rocky Mountains and glaciers. They will meet cowboys from Canada’s world famous Calgary stampede, Karl is going to do some log rolling (interesting) and there will be live music plus a visit from the Royal Canadian Mounties.

One of my favourite celebrity chefs, Gordon Ramsay, returned to television this week in a new show called ‘Hotel Hell’. The show sees the outspoken chef offer advice and criticism to the proprietors of struggling hostelries around the US. I very much enjoyed the first episode, it was classic Ramsay in a totally new setting. ‘Hotel Hell’ airs Monday nights on Channel Nine.

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GIVEAWAY: HEAD TO THE CLUB

hedding light on the Australian sports industry in a clever and entertaining way, ‘The Club’ has become an iconic play that audiences love.

The play, written by Australia’s best-loved playwright, David Williamson, will be coming to Penrith’s Evan Theatre on Friday, July 5.

The storyline of ‘The Club’ explores the tense atmosphere of the Australian football industry during an era when clubs were caught between two ideals – the value of old time tradition and the new, modern world of corporatisation.

Traditional minded coach and club big shot Laurie Holden is struggling between looking forward while also retaining his respect for the foundations of his club.

Then there’s ambitious self-made millionaire Ted Parker, who is club president and aims to bring his club into the modern world regardless of how they feel about it.

Finally, adding to the drama is high priced recruit Geoff Haywood, who brings with him a whole lot of attitude but has people doubting if he can back it up with action.

Finals are looming ahead and the club’s reputation both on and off the field is on the line, forcing a decision on what path the players and executives will take and facing the ultimate choice of which values are more important to them.

The intense drama on and off the field poses the ultimate question: can the proudest club in Aussie Rules history manage to triumph over all the back room dramas and boardroom brawls?

‘The Club’ is renowned as being one of critically acclaimed playwright David Williamson’s best pieces of work, demonstrating his writing talents and creating an engaging drama that depicts the seismic shift from Australian sport to business.

Football has never been played like this.

Stage and screen actor John Wood, who is best known for his role in ‘Blue Heelers’, will bring his dramatic talents to this uniquely Australian play in what is sure to be a thrilling performance.

‘The Club’ will show at the Evan Theatre at Penrith Panthers on Friday, July 5 with doors opening at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Tickets are $47. For bookings or more information, visit www.penrith. panthers.com.au.

FYI has two double passes to ‘The Club’ to give away. For your chance to win, email the code word ‘CLUB’ and your name and phone number to competitions@mediaview.com.au. Entries close Wednesday, June 26. Authorised under NSW Permit Number LTPM/12/01138. Terms and conditions at www.westernweekender. com.au.

DOWNFALL: HOW THE LABOR PARTY RIPPED ITSELF APART

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olitical animals will devour awardwinning journalist Aaron Patrick’s latest book Downfall: How the Labor Party Ripped Itself Apart.

This book charts the fall of the Australian Labor Party, from the heights of the popularity it enjoyed after the 2007 election with Kevin Rudd at the helm, through to its current state, just in time for the Federal Election on September 14.

It plots the course from the end of the 2007, when Labor was fresh from the triumph of an election win, controlled every state and territory government in Australia and was one of the most successful centre-left political parties in the world.

Despite this glory, the ALP is in a downward spiral just six years later and faces the prospect of an overwhelming defeat in the upcoming election, leading commentators across the country to question what went wrong.

Academics and journalists all over Australia have tried to point out the causes – from leadership struggles to policy issues to a

seeming obsession with the polls.

Aaron Patrick’s book examines all these reasons and more in a quest to find the truth about the Labor Party and how its reputation has become so tarnished.

Using his journalistic credentials and unique, experienced political insight, Patrick explores in detail all the factors that have led to the decline of the Labor Party including the shady characters and backroom politics that have quickened its fall.

Patrick’s bears unique perspective due to his history as a one-time President of the Victorian Branch of Young Labor and as former Secretary of Melbourne University’s Labor Club, making him perfectly placed to analyse the current political landscape.

“I see Downfall as a ‘tough love’ book for the Labor Party. It is not pretty, but the party has got to face up to its mistakes,” Patrick said of his work.

Downfall: How the Labor Party Ripped Itself Apart is a must-read book for any political watcher in this country, regardless of party affi liation.

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Rock of All Ages – for a good cause Dozens of singers and musicians performed at Kalinda Jade Studios’ annual “Rock of All Ages” concert held at St Marys Leagues Club in April.

Kalinda Jade Studios used its 2013 concert to raise funds for The Luke Priddis Foundation which supports children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Through ticket sales and a huge raffle – which included the major prize of an electric guitar – attendees of Kalinda Jade Studios’ concert raised just under $1000 for The Luke Priddis Foundation.

Studio owner and music teacher, Kalinda Jade, said she was thrilled that the event raised so much money.

“The Luke Priddis Foundation does fantastic work to improve and maximise the services and opportunities available to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families.” she said.

“We have students of all different ages with a variety of different needs and it was important to everyone at the studio that we make a contribution to an organisation that will have a direct impact on lives of many of the students and the families that attend our studio.”

The full-house was impressed with the array of talent to take the stage.

Students performed a range of musical styles using various instruments to keep the audience entertained.

Everything from classical piano to beatboxing was on show.

As well as individual performances, two bands from Kalinda Jade Studios’ KJ ROCK program, ‘Deafening Riot’ and ‘Public Propaganda’, also performed.

“All of our students worked really hard in the lead up to the big night,” said Kalinda.

“So we thank our students, their families and all our helpers for making the concert such a huge success.”

Prizes for the raffle were donated by local businesses: AMF Bowling Penrith, Guitar Factory Penrith, Krispy Kreme, Cath’s Cakes, St Marys Leagues Club, and Schmidty’s Catering at the Gaels, along with many personal donations made by members of the community.

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ANU EARNS R.E.S.P.E.C.T AT JOAN SHOW

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he Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre was packed on Saturday night as 300 people attended to see and hear beloved singer Christine Anu perform her acclaimed new show ‘Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook’.

The concert was opened with the iconic Aretha Franklin song ‘Respect’, and Christine also played hits including ‘Chain of Fools’, ‘Say A Little Prayer’ and other classic songs. She was accompanied by her three piece band and two amazing back up singers.

After finishing the first half of the show with ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, Christine returned to the stage after the interval to present more awe-inspiring music. She also delved into her own material, singing three of her timeless hit songs - ‘Party’, ‘Sunshine’ and the beautiful ‘My Island Home’. Christine finished up with a show-stopping performance of ‘Natural Woman’, which Carol King wrote for Aretha Franklin.

Lucky fans were able to meet Christine in the Joan Sutherland Centre foyer and get programs and CDs signed by the star.

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