about 1 year ago - 1 comment
An article on mental health by me was published in the Age yesterday. And there is a short video showing highlights from Silence from ABC Radio Vietnam.
about 1 year ago - No comments
The Immigration Museum captured a short video and parts of one of the Q and A sessions for Silence.
about 1 year ago - No comments
I was interviewed by Robin Usher, and the interview appeared in today’s edition of The Age. I think he did a good job in capturing the reasons why I wrote Silence.
about 1 year ago - No comments
Yesterday I was interviewed by The Age in the leadup to my play Silence‘s third season. Robin Usher, The Age’s Senior Theatre Editor, asked me whether there was a thriving Vietnamese-Australian arts scene that he didn’t know about. After I named a few names and activities he said he thought it was thriving – so More >
about 2 years ago - No comments
My play Silence is on the VCE list for year 11 and 12 students! It will be published with Currency Press in May 2010 and have another season at La Mama. The run was successful in November 2009 even though I had to play Ba at the last minute. This at least gave me an More >
about 2 years ago - No comments
Finally received word of my masters result- which looks like a pass with no amendments! Am really relieved about this and looking forward to starting afresh with the doctorate at the University of Western Sydney. I received an invitation today from Casula Powerhouse to participate in “Writing Asia” as part of the Sydney Writers Festival. More >
about 3 years ago - No comments
Silence has been resurrected with a replacement actress but only for one week June 4-8. La Mama itself is in a precarious state and trying to raise $30,000 in three days to put down a deposit on the building they reside in. Please donate money if you can.
about 3 years ago - No comments
I wrote the 80 word “intention to submit” statement for my masters in creative writing today- free at last- almost! I’ve found the journey really interesting, without Kathleen Fallon I would have quit all together. I have learnt that I can write academic discourse in english literature at postgraduate level and I’ve read a lot More >
about 3 years ago - No comments
I’ve just got a residency at Footscray Community Arts Centre for the second half of this year. I’ll be residing there one day a week on Thursdays. Pleased that I can dedicate at least one day a week to artistic stuff for a change…I’m working on the 6th draft of Silence at the moment and More >
about 4 years ago - 2 comments
Went to the Asian/Australian Values Workshop in Wollongong on Asian-Australian Literature which you can read about in Peril Issue #4 at www.asianaustralian.org. Once upon a time in the West a series of short films of which I made the first- Remembrance- is being shown at the Big West festival this week. They are really good More >