Author Archives: louisealston
Sidekicks invited to Melbourne International Comedy Festival!
Melbourne audiences will see Sidekicks at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April 2013! You can catch it at the Trades Hall in the Bookshop venue. Dan Ilic will be all over MICF next year with three shows! Sidekicks, A … Continue reading
Sidekicks is a hit!
Audiences and critics are loving Sidekicks at the Old 505 Theatre! “Vagg’s play is a clever, witty vehicle for its confident cast…you won’t be disappointed. Check it out.” Jane Simmons – Shit on your play blog: Click for more “Brilliantly … Continue reading
Sidekicks opens in Sydney November 3, Adelaide 2013
Sidekicks by Stephen Vagg staring Dan Ilic (Can of Worms ch 10) and Emily Rose Brennan (Underbelly) will open at the Old 505 Theatre on the 3rd of November. Also in planning is a tour in 2013 with dates and … Continue reading
Sidekicks cast announced
Funny lady, Emily Rose Brennan will be joining the hilarious Dan Ilic in Sidekicks at the Old 505 Theatre, Sydney in November. Sidekicks is the new play from writer Stephen Vagg (Jucy, All My Friends are … Continue reading
New Beige Brown project – coming soon!
I am currently working with Cathy Hunt to create an online video project which will look at the work of performance poet Beige Brown. Cathy and I have had an ongoing relationship with Beige Brown since the late 1990s and … Continue reading
Sidekicks confirmed for November @ The Old 505 Theatre
Stephen Vagg’s new play, Sidekicks is locked in for a November run at the Old 505 Theatre on Elizabeth St. I will be directing it! Man about town, Dan Ilic (Hungry Beast etc) is attached to star as self-aware sidekick … Continue reading
Hoofcake shop!
Here’s a video I made of the Hoofcake shop in Brunswick, Melbourne. Proprietress Kate Geck is part of the team behind the band Toxic Lipstick and the film script Tracey’s Slumba Party. Proprietress Emily Hassel is a long time Toxic … Continue reading
JUCY goes legit at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art
JUCY is screening at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art this winter as part of the current exhibition CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIA: WOMEN. The screenings are in a collection of films by and about women curated by beloved film critic, Margaret Pomeranz. … Continue reading
Writey, writey, ready, ready summer fun
I am in the middle of the winter quarter for my UCLA certificate in screenwriting. Brain is expanding, ideas are blossoming! Fave screenwriting book so far: Richard Walter’s Essentials of Screenwriting Fave screenplay to read so far: The Descendants Fave … Continue reading
Oz/ NZ Jucy DVD launch
Jucy is in yr local video store now! Or here: QUICKFLIX Or buy it from the JUCY STORE starting MARCH 19 2012 (soundtrack avail now!) Meanwhile…I am in development mode, working on new scripts etc. Am also learning via the UCLA … Continue reading
