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‘I get bored very easily’: Gillian Cosgriff on being a performance all-rounder

1 week ago | thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Daniel Herborn

Profile A polymath of the stage, Gillian Cosgriff brings her new show to the upcoming Adelaide Cabaret Festival, steering away from topicality to interactive games. By Daniel Herborn. SHARE Copy Link Bluesky Facebook X LinkedIn Raised in a boisterous extended family with four siblings and 20 aunts and uncles, Gillian Cosgriff thought nothing of attending gatherings where each household would sing a song or perform a skit.
Tegan Bennett Daylight's young adult novel How to Survive 1985 draws on memories 'burned into' her brain

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Daniel Herborn

What would you do if you came out of a cinema and found you had somehow gone back in time to the 1980s? That's the predicament facing Shannon, the teenage protagonist of Tegan Bennett Daylight's new young adult (YA) novel, How to Survive 1985. The book follows Shannon as she tries to find her friends — who have also travelled back in time — and a way to return to her usual life.
"Tough and gritty": Renae Garlepp on the Gems World Cup campaign

1 week ago | pickandroll.com.au | Daniel Herborn

Photo credit: FIBAIn just a few weeks, the picturesque European city of Brno, Czechia will be home to some of the world’s best junior basketball talent, with the 16-team event FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2025 taking place from July 12-20. Australia’s team, the Gems, have completed two four-day training camps and will also participate in a four nations tournament in Portugal before the main event.
Why our gold medalist Boomerangs face a funding battle ahead of the World Championships

1 month ago | pickandroll.com.au | Daniel Herborn

Photo credit: Australian BoomerangsTwo years ago, the Boomerangs reached the pinnacle of their sport, steamrolling to a 98-68 victory over Portugal in the final of the Virtus Global Games in Vichy, France. “That was pretty massive,” Boomerangs captain Zach Georg-Dent, who was named MVP of that tournament, tells The Pick and Roll. “I guess it was a bit of a release as well because [Portugal] beat us four years prior to that.
Saga of Margaret Pomeranz and a banned film becomes an unlikely comedy hit

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Daniel Herborn

By Daniel Herborn April 25, 2025 — 6.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Alexei Toliopoulos chanced upon a decades-old repeat episode of The Movie Show on an idle weekday, he had little inkling it would lead to one of the most talked-about comedy shows of this year’s festival season.
Riffing on anxiety, death and Elon Musk, Nish Kumar takes no prisoners

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Daniel Herborn

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Riffing on anxiety, death and Elon Musk, Nish Kumar takes no prisoners

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Daniel Herborn

By Daniel Herborn April 23, 2025 — 11.02am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Nish Kumar: Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe★★★★Factory Theatre, April 22. Until April 24. Reviewed by DANIEL HERBORNMidway through his Sydney Comedy Festival show, British comic Nish Kumaroutlines the topics he’s about to cover: anxiety, death and rage.
Comedian Kemah Bob milks easy belly laughs from holiday hell

1 month ago | theage.com.au | Daniel Herborn

By Daniel Herborn April 23, 2025 — 11.02am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Kemah Bob: Miss FortunateFactory Theatre, April 25. Until April 27. ★★★1/2Reviewed by DANIEL HERBORNWhen Texas-born, London-based comic Kemah Bob’s therapist suggested she take daily “mental health walks” to help manage her bipolar disorder, it seemed like a good idea.
The Sydney Sticker Expo celebrates Australia's growing number of sticker artists

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Daniel Herborn

Photographing sticker art started as a hobby for Roni Hind, but when she'd accumulated more than 5,000 shots, she had to acknowledge that stickers had become her passion. And it was time to do something with it. Inspired by sticker expos she'd heard about around the world, she founded the Sydney Sticker Expo, which she believes to be the first of its kind in Australia.
A whirlwind: Dillon Stith on winning FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup gold

1 month ago | pickandroll.com.au | Daniel Herborn

In a seesawing semi-final battle hailed as the game of the tournament, Australia’s FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup campaign hung in the balance. Enter Dillon Stith. The tournament MVP took over in the closing moments against New Zealand, with a thunderous dunk and a tough finish through contact to ensure the Gangurrus would contest another final. New Zealand had led by as many as four points – a significant lead, given 21 points wins the game – before the frantic finish.