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Arts and Public Life Breakfast Lectures

The texts of the lectures given at our Arts and Public Life breakfasts can be found on the Arts and Public Life page.

Sandra Levy: Report Card for the Small Screen

The 10th Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture on the Performing Arts was given by Sandra Levry at the Belvoir St Theatre, November 5, 2006.

Download a PDF of her lecture "Report Card for the Small Screen" here (256K).

Katharine Brisbane on Imagining a Creative Nation

The 2006 Elizabeth Jolley lecture was given by Katharine Brisbance at the State Library of WA on August 3, 2006

Download a PDF of her lecture "Imagining a Creative Nation" here (164K).

David Marr on Theatre Under Howard

The 9th Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture on the Performing Arts was given by David Marr at the Seymour Centre, October 9, 2005.

Download a PDF of his lecture "theatre Under Howard" here (200K).

Jazz for Love of Money

Download the notes from the seminar convened by Clem Gorman, to examine the problems facing jazz musicians in New South Wales today and seek mutual support, March 15 2005, at Currency House.

Papers from the Sydney Launch of Platform Papers No 3

Download the papers given by Lyn Wallis ( director of Company B Belvoir’s B Sharp program) and Julian Meyrick (associate director of the Melbourne Theatre Company) at the Sydney launch of Platform Paper No 3 at at the SBW Stables Theatre on January 20, 2005. Other speakers included Rob Brookman (general manager of the Sydney Theatre Company) and David Berthold (director of the Griffin Theatre Company). David Berthold's speech, "Don't let the curtain fall on the nation's next act", was published in The Australian, January 27, 2005

David Hare on Why Fabulate?

The 8th Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture on the Performing Arts was given by Sir David Hare at Belvoir St Theatre, October 17, 2004.

Download a PDF of his lecture "Why Fabulate?" here (205K).

Download Katharine Brisbane's response here (62K).

Pictured to the right are David Hare and Kate Mulvaney, winner of the 2004 Philip Parsons Young Playwright's Award.

Previous Parsons Lectures are available in a Currency House book.

You may also be interested in Kerry O'Brien's 7.30 report interview with David Hare, available from the ABC website.

Theatre Reviews of H.G.Kippax - A checkist

As an aid to students and researchers studying the rise of the Australian theatre between the 1950s and 1990s, Harry Heseltine has posted his list of H.G. Kippax's  published reviews, drawn from papers lodged in the State Library of NSW and a variety of other sources. Currency  House welcomes any additions and corrections from readers. Download the checklist here (222K).

Welcome to Television: A Cultural History of Australian Television

Download the June 2004 report (410K) from Liz Jacka and the reseach team.
Also, for some background on this ambitious project, download the notes (107K).

Arts by Stealth? ABC and the Arts

Download the report by Liz Jacka (209K), and the summary, as presented March 2004.
Download the paper by Dick Letts.

Inside Festivals: was it ever about art?

Download the paper by Anthony Steele, presented at Currency House on 1 June 2003

What makes a good Arts board?

Free, fearless and frank advice.
Download a summary of a public seminar held at Currency House on 30 March 2003

The Seventh Rex Cramphorn Lecture

"Collaboration & Community - An investigation into the craft of the actor and its contribution to the process of making new work for the theatre"
Download the lecture given by Nick Enright at the Belvoir St Theatre on Sunday 24 November 2002.

Currency House Annual Reports

The Currency hsoue Annaual Reports are available from the About Us page.