Katie Cunningham Katie Cunningham i(22115201 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Round the Twist: The Musical – Australia’s Weirdest TV Show Returns to Delight and Horrify All Over Again Katie Cunningham , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 17 November 2024;

— Review of Round the Twist : The Musical Paul Hodge , 2024 single work musical theatre

'Eight years in the making and inspired by a smelly nappy, a new show takes on the strange adventures of the Twist family – with Paul Jennings’ approval' (Introduction)

1 ‘That’s a Career Killer’ : the Brutally High Stakes of Bringing The Office to Australia Katie Cunningham , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 1 October 2024;

'It’s the first English-language spin-off since Steve Carell. It features Cup Day and sausage sizzles. And its trailer has left plenty unimpressed. Will it make or break all involved?'

1 Three Things with Tom Ballard : ‘It Is an Eternal, Loving Reminder of My Humiliating Failure’ Katie Cunningham (interviewer), 2024 single work interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 March 2024;

'In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the comedian tells us about a twee and torpid plant holder – and a treasured tome from a teacher' 

1 The Australian Cult That Fed Children LSD: Guy Pearce on the ‘disturbing’ True Story behind The Clearing Katie Cunningham , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 24 May 2023;

'Actor and co-director Jeffrey Walker speak about the chilling inspiration behind the series' 

1 Three Things with Aaron Fa’aoso : ‘I’m Not a Prepper, but I Can Live Off-grid for Months on End’ Katie Cunningham , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 31 August 2022;
1 Three Things with Nakkiah Lui : ‘I Know a Lot of Information about Unsettling, Morbid and Weird Things’ Katie Cunningham (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 13 July 2022;

'Australia already knows how well Nakkiah Lui can write. Over the past decade the Kamilaroi and Torres Strait Islander woman has risen to become one of the country’s most in-demand playwrights and screenwriters, helming TV favourites like sketch show Black Comedy and the ABC’s six-part series Preppers.' (Introduction)

1 Three Things with Claire G Coleman : ‘If It Was Lost in a Fire It Would Be a Terrible Loss to Art’ Katie Cunningham , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 July 2022;

'In our weekly interview about objects, the Noongar author tells us about her treasured painting from late artist Arone Meeks, and her favourite – though misnamed – kitchen utensil'

1 Three Things with Liane Moriarty : ‘There Is a 55-year-old Man Out There with a Dark Secret’ Katie Cunningham (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 May 2022;

'In our weekly interview about objects, the bestselling author tells us about a romantic writing trick and the old telegram she’d save from a fire'

1 Three Things with Kathy Lette : ‘I Simply Slip off My Cossie and Drive Home Naked’ Katie Cunningham , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 April 2022;

'In our weekly interview about objects, the beloved author of Puberty Blues talks cossie catastrophes, teenage antics and proving her teachers wrong' 

1 ‘It Helps Disguise Me’ : Bryan Brown on Getting Recognised, Stolen Cars and Identifying with Objects Katie Cunningham , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 1 September 2021;

'The actor turned crime writer reveals the story of three things that have helped shape his identity' 

1 Briggs’ Most Prized Possession : ‘Anyone Who Knows What a Simpsons Nerd I Am Will Understand’ Katie Cunningham (interviewer), 2021 single work interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 July 2021;
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