Declan Durrant

Launceston

Journalist at The Examiner

Journalist for Core Life, Film & Culture Contributor For InDaily and Short Fiction Writer.

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Peter Hammond, legendary theatre director and drama teacher, dies at 73

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Peter Hammond, a beloved theatre impresario, director, and teacher, has died. He was 73. Picture by Craig GeorgePeter Hammond, a doyen of the Tasmanian theatre scene who, as a teacher, maintains an almost mythic status for generations of dramatic arts students, and as a director staged hundreds of shows in a legendary theatrical career in the state, has died. He was 73.
Eight strangers were chosen to pick a winner for The Glover. The results are in

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Ginni Woof with the Glover Art Prize hangers choice winner at Falls Pavillion, Evandale. Picture by Phillip BiggsFor five hours on Wednesday, a group of eight strangers were - if only briefly - art critics for one of Australia's biggest landscape art prizes.
Chelsea may have a role in Wicked, but there's still no place like home

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Chelsea Dean, 19, has returned home from a tour with the official Australian production of 'Wicked: The Musical'. Picture by Paul ScamblerSix months ago, Chelsea Dean heard a murmur in the theatre scene.
In this play from Planet X, the world may already have ended

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Chris Jackson, the co-founder of IO Performance, in a portion of the set for his theatre company's production of 'X', which he's directing. Picture by Paul ScamblerEarth's ability to sustain human life is on the decline.
Sophie Clark released her first book in February. Now it's a best seller

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Sophie Clark, a Tasmanian author, is now a best seller with her book 'Cruel is the Light'. Picture suppliedStories of whirlwind literary success, the author who rockets from obscurity to fame, are usually reserved for the realm of fiction. But for Sophie Clark, a Tasmanian writer from Carrick, it's become fact.
Richard Klekociuk's art has had a long obsession with detail. Not anymore

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Richard Klekociuk, a Tasmanian colour pencil artist, is returning to an old form of working: taking the landscapes and making them simple. Picture by Declan DurrantRichard Klekociuk has made a habit of walking around the suburbs where he lives and, with a gardener's fickle taste, thinks about improving other people's gardens.
Tassie jobs at risk under Dutton, Labor says. Liberals call it 'scaremongering'

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Labor's candidate for Bass Jess Teesdale and The Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, the Honourable Patrick Gorman MP. Picture by Paul ScamblerLiberal leader Peter Dutton's proposal to cut employees across Australia's public service if he wins the next federal election will put more than 900 Tasmanian jobs at risk, according to Labor party estimates.
Migrants struggle to understand Australia's electoral system. Now that's changing

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Yousef Mohammadi, a facilitator for the Migrant Resource Centre's electoral education program. Picture by Craig GeorgeIn a classroom in Launceston on Tuesday, a group of students were learning how to vote. Many of them, refugees from Bhutan, have never done so before - they were never officially citizens of their country. Some of them are in their 50s and 60s.
Northern Tasmania makes it back-to-back sweeps of the state theatre awards

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Mudlark Theatre Company's 'The Box' took home awards for eight of its 10 nominations at the Tasmanian Theatre Awards - the most of any production. Picture by Grant WellsIt's deja vu for northern theatre companies. For the second year running, they've stormed the Tasmanian Theatre Awards.
'It's not a well-paid job', but Claire Van Ryn is still feeling blessed

2 months ago | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Early career authors often emit a sense of immense gratitude, as if everything that comes their way is another unexpected blessing. End of Summer Sale on now! or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other in your areaWhen a publisher picks up their book, a young writer might finally feel they're good enough.

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28 Apr 21

RT @consequence: A newly surfaced review from the Chicago Tribune published in 1941 has dropped Citizen Kane's overall rating on Rotten Tom…

Declan Durrant @declan_durrant

29 Mar 21

A return to Twitter? Plugging my article? Don't mind if I do. I wrote something about Stephen King. Give it a read if you like him, or even me! https://t.co/jyP0urYvmD

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7 Nov 19

My first film review is up on inDaily. Check it out: https://t.co/aUrsReePkw

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Articles

Peter Hammond, legendary theatre director and drama teacher, dies at 73

Eight strangers were chosen to pick a winner for The Glover. The results are in

Chelsea may have a role in Wicked, but there's still no place like home

In this play from Planet X, the world may already have ended

Sophie Clark released her first book in February. Now it's a best seller

Richard Klekociuk's art has had a long obsession with detail. Not anymore

Tassie jobs at risk under Dutton, Labor says. Liberals call it 'scaremongering'

Migrants struggle to understand Australia's electoral system. Now that's changing

Northern Tasmania makes it back-to-back sweeps of the state theatre awards

'It's not a well-paid job', but Claire Van Ryn is still feeling blessed

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