By Christopher Richardson Reviewing a 2018 production of Bertolt Brecht’s 1941 play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui in New York City, Alexandra Schwartz observed that, “the play’s warning about an unimaginable future now feels like a bitter mockery of …
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In April I had the pleasure of attending the Newington College Festival of Literature for 2021. It was my first festival appearance since the easing of Covid restrictions in Sydney and a glorious way to celebrate the return of something …
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A version of these intercessions were read by the author at St James’, King Street in Sydney on the 18th of October 2020. The service may be watched online and features the Choir of St James’ singing work by Ralph …
God of all creation and renewal, Bring healing to this burning land! We pray for darkened skies,Now choked with poison,This dry and blistered earth,And all your hurting creatures. We pray for firefighters and volunteers.And thank you for their selfless love,For valour …
Originally published by The Community Writer in 2019. Interview by Oliver Phisher. What are three books that have greatly influenced your life? 1) The Gospel of John: My father was an Anglican chaplain, a fierce intellect, a compassionate heart, and a man of …
As reported in a previous blogpost, I recently had the pleasure of spending three packed days at the Newington College Festival of Literature for 2019. To my delight, two young Newington writers have since penned their thoughts about two of my …
In May 2019, I attended the Newington College Festival of Literature. It was a thrilling and, at times, overwhelming experience. Over the course of three packed days, I ran 10 one-hour workshops with hundreds of inspired and inspiring students. With …
On my recent visit to Taiwan, I had the honour of visiting Houjia Junior High School in Tainan as a guest of my friend Yi-Hsiang, a high school English teacher. I had a wonderful time meeting Yi-Hsiang’s students to discuss …
Recently I passed my ten year anniversary on Facebook and five year anniversary on Twitter. Both sent notes to celebrate the milestone. At first, it felt a little strange to receive such affirmations from the algorithms of addiction. But soon …
As the rector of my church drew attention to the words of Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies exhorting us to vote NO in the Same-Sex Marriage postal plebiscite, one of my friends turned to me and said: “I grew up in …