I am nearly 5 months into my 1 year sabbatical which began in Nepal at the end of January, where I was fortunate to do a 5 week solo retreat at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu Valley. To be in Nepal is to be surrounded by a kindness and good heartedness that seems to be natural to the Nepalese and Tibetan people.

Australian Actor and Writer Named Recipient of the Inaugural Playwriting Prize - The Cooper Prize

The 16th Street Foundation is pleased to announce that after much deliberation they have selected four finalists for the inaugural Cooper Prize, a prestigious new global playwriting award aimed at fostering diverse artistic voices and advancing cultural discourse.

The 16th Street foundation invites writers to apply for a prestigious new prize for dramatic writing.

Certain things never change throughout a writing life, whether you’re running the masterclass or taking it, whether you’ve written 30 plays or none, that when you sit down to create something, you shouldn’t know too much. You have to surprise yourself. "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." said Aristotle. So you know what you think but then… you must unknow it… test it… question your beliefs, explore and challenge your certainty

Acting is a much more important profession than most people acknowledge. It holds reality together and keeps the empathy machine - essential to society - running. Serious actors skilled in their craft are more important than ever.