Cirrus@Austlit

'Rugby league star Nicho Hynes vividly remembers the day at school when he saw Aboriginal dancing for the first time, performed by his friend Bruce.'  (Introduction)

'Tim Minchin may have created a monster. He bought his teenage son, Caspar, a drum kit for his birthday, and now the youngster’s creative endeavours are interrupting our Zoom call.'

'In the lively exhibition The Rest Is Up to You: Melbourne Fringe 1982-2062, a cacophony of voices across cabaret, circus, dance, comedy, theatre and beyond examine the festival’s 40-year history and speculate on the four decades to come. Co-curated by the festival and State Library Victoria, the hot pink walls, protest-style banners, punishingly loud audio and displays of ephemera – programs, photos, hand-copied promotional flyers – cohere into a surprisingly unified statement of intent.'(Introduction)   

'Funny, sweet and beautifully depicted, YOU'RE THE KIND OF GIRL I WRITE SONGS ABOUT is a startlingly fresh voice from a very talented new author. Tim is repeating the HSC, but he's more into music than studying. He is juggling playing in a band with handing in assignments and the music is winning. Mandy is taking a year off before she starts uni. Her problem is she doesn't really know what she wants to study, so she's working (sort of) and even by her own admission spends too much watching daytime TV and drinking tea with best friend Alice, with the tea being an excuse for talking - lots. Tim and Mandy meet at a gig. The attraction is immediate, but they are both so shy and self-conscious, but over time they slowly, awkwardly, move toward each, meeting by coincidence, each unsure as to how the other feels. Set in the cafes pubs and dives of Sydney's Inner West YOU'RE THE KIND OF GIRL I WRITE SONGS ABOUT is a ballad to that time of your life when you are trying to work out who you are, what it is you want and what will it take to get you there.' (Publication summary)