I recently had the honour of attending Newington College Litfest 2023 at the invitation of Ann Jagger and her unrivalled team of librarians and teachers. Over the course of three exciting days, I delivered eleven talks and workshops for hundreds …
Commedia dell’arte established itself in Sixteenth Century Europe as one of the most enduring traditions in world theatre. As a high school drama student, I was enraptured with the form, with the Commedia’s stock characters of masters, servants, soldiers, and young …
The Divine Commedia: Reflections on the Commedia dell’arte Read more »
My teaching year has ended for 2021 and so begins a long-awaited summer of reading, writing, watching films, and swimming in the sea. At the end of our encounter with Romanticism (from Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ to Mary Oliver’s ‘The Summer …
Dr Richardson’s Summer Suggestions for My Students Read more »
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 …
Irresistible Rise? Brecht’s V‑Effekt from The Threepenny Opera to Watchmen Read more »
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 …
Newington College Festival of Literature for 2021 Read more »
The following speech was delivered online in English and Korean on the 5th of December 2020. The event was entitled: ‘Building Up Cross-Cultural Understanding Through Children’s Literature Between Australia and Korea: 2020’, convened by Dr Hyung-joo Judy Park. Dr Park …
The Book of Beasts: Animal & Human Nature in Children’s Literature Read more »
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 …
On the 28th of August 2019 I was invited to address the whole school assembly at Patrician Brothers’ College in Fairfield. It was an honour to visit this tremendous school and meet so many students and teachers. There was a …
This week I had the honour of meeting over 500 Year 7 and Year 8 students at Oakhill College in Castle Hill at the invitation of librarian Lynn Revai. The theme of the Oakhill Book Week for 2019 was “Banquet …
Oakhill College Banquet of Books: Book Week 2019 Read more »