Peter Hackney

Sydney

Writer, Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Editor-in-Chief, Sydney Sentinel: https://t.co/XqksVR4I95

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Performance review: The Lost Things, Sydney Opera House

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Peter Hackney

While they’re often lumped together, magicians and mentalists aren’t one and the same. Where magicians tend to be very showy and theatrical – usually while making physical objects appear, change or disappear – a mentalist is more concerned with psychic abilities, such as mind-reading and predictions. Scott Silven is a mentalist. The Glasgow-born performer’s latest show, The Lost Things, is so much more than a series of magic tricks.
Theatre review: Heaven, Loading Dock Theatre, Qtopia Sydney

1 month ago | artshub.com.au | Peter Hackney

Fifty-something husband and wife Mal (Noel Hodda) and Mairead (Lucy Miller) are in the Irish Midlands for a wedding. Their own marriage is in the doldrums. Perhaps a weekend away from the humdrum of everyday life, celebrating another couple’s matrimony, will bolster their own marriage? It certainly sets the scene for the pair to examine their own union. But, in an interesting theatrical approach, Mal and Mairead never actually speak to each other in Heaven.
Gay porn icon Colton Ford dead at 62

1 month ago | qnews.com.au | Peter Hackney

Gay porn star, film and television actor, singer and songwriter Colton Ford has died at the age of 62. The adult film icon reportedly passed away on 19 May after an incident on a hiking trail near Palm Springs, California according to social media posts by friends and colleagues.
Blue Mountains gearing up for annual Pride festival

1 month ago | qnews.com.au | Peter Hackney

The Blue Mountains Pride festival is set to warm up one of the nation’s coolest (literally) tourist destinations, writes Peter Hackney. Like Daylesford in Victoria and the Northern Rivers district of NSW, the Blue Mountains region has long been popular with LGBTQIA+ people.
Pair jailed for using Grindr to rob five Sydney men

1 month ago | qnews.com.au | Peter Hackney

Two Sydney men have been sentenced to more than six years’ jail each for the robberies of five men they met through the dating and hookup app, Grindr. NSW District Court judge Andrew Colefax found this week that Andrew James Tanswell and George Phoenix Leilua set up accounts on the app for gay, bi and curious men, arranging to meet their victims under false pretences.
Exhibition review: Amongst the clouds, Artspace

1 month ago | artshub.com.au | Peter Hackney

While the name of this exhibition might conjure up images of fluffy white shapes in the sky, the focus here is something more cutting edge, with the clouds of the title referring to cloud computing. Amongst the clouds (digital materialities in the 21st century), to use its full name, is an exhibition by six pioneering multimedia artists exploring ways in which digital realms intersect with the physical world.
Music review: Theremin & Beyond, City Recital Hall

1 month ago | artshub.com.au | Peter Hackney

Even if you don’t know what a theremin is, you’ve almost certainly heard it. Its distinctive ‘woo-ooo’ sound has been a mainstay of film and television for decades, particularly when an eerie, atmospheric sound is required. Examples include the theme of British crime/mystery series Midsomer Murders and the title sequence of the classic 1951 movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.
New Greens leader Larissa Waters calls for progressive parliament

1 month ago | qnews.com.au | Peter Hackney

Greens Senator Larissa Waters has been selected as new leader of the Australian Greens. Waters confirmed the news at a press conference in Melbourne this afternoon, ending speculation the Greens were considering a throuple leadership option involving a trio of female leaders. Earlier today, various publications reported that Waters, Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young were negotiating a three-way leadership split between them.
Benson Wu appointed Queer Screen’s inaugural CEO

1 month ago | qnews.com.au | Peter Hackney

Queer Screen has announced an internal restructure and the appointment of its inaugural CEO. Arts industry professional Benson Wu has been appointed the organisation’s first CEO, with longtime festival director Lisa Rose stepping down. Queer Screen, which puts on the annual Mardi Gras Film Festival each year, as well as the Queer Screen Film Festival later in the year, said Wu’s appointment ushered in an exciting new era for the group.
Theatre review: Happy Days, Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company

1 month ago | artshub.com.au | Peter Hackney

Before anything else, let’s get one thing out of the way. Happy Days is a prime example of ‘theatre of the absurd’. This genre is generally concerned with existentialism. The human condition is depicted as meaningless and ridiculous, with the plays often circular in nature – finishing at their starting point. Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days ticks all the main boxes for theatre of the absurd. There’s nothing here resembling a conventional plot.