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Newtown:
Hub of live entertainment in Sydney
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Did
you know that there is a wealth of live theatrical
talent in your home suburb of Newtown?
Newtown
has long been the hub of entertainment and arts, and
with the end of year festivities upon us, the pace
has reached fever status.
In
these days where there is an over abundance of "entertainment"
available via your "box", and other gadgetry,
why not be brave and set outside your personal domain,
and pay a visit to the Newtown environs to discover
the diversity of offerings.
Sure,
it's not exactly the upper crust of The Opera House,
but its more gutsy, real and affordable.
Newtown offers a gargantuan of entertainment venues
including The Enmore Theatre, The Edge, The Seymour
Centre, The New Theatre, The Vanguard, The Sandringham
Hotel, Dendy Cinema and a plethora of pubs and restaurants
providing entertainment. A short amble down the road
finds PACT and other venues awaiting your patronage.
Newtown's
local talent doesn't confine itself to Newtown. Sure,
it breeds and mingles there, but is often found performing
in other Sydney "hot spots" like The Tap
Gallery at Darlinghurst.
So,
what kind of people live, work and meet in Newtown?
Like anywhere, there is a mix. However its a given
that Newtown has one of the highest "arty types"
per capita than any other suburb in the land. It is
a magnet for unpretentious artists and creatives.
The atmosphere cultivates grass roots talent, rising
from the ground up literally. Perhaps you have seen
the short story teller, scribing and peddling his
wares on a milk crate backed up outside some bizarre
shop on King Street.
Much
could be learned from the way Newtown's creatives
support, contribute and entertain both their audience
and themselves, in a non "smart ass" way.
Newtown
is a place for the non-conforming - be it art, fashion,
personality, food, music, or any other commodity you
care to mention.
You
want names of some of Newtown's resident elite creative
types? How about Bryan Cutts (Merely Players), Huge
Olivero (artist) and Vera Dallas (artist).
So,
switch off the TV, and get yourself down to Newtown's
live entertainment venues, and support those who help
keep Newtown's arty, out of the box edge.
The
acts you support may not be selling out The Sydney
Entertainment Centre quite yet, but who's to say they
won't be one day. On the other hand, let's treasure
them as they are.
These
writers find it refreshing to hang out in Newtown
and not be judged by the label on their jeans and
shoes. We gravitate to the realness of people, whether
bums, barristers, bar tenders, "bare footers"
or professional entertainers.
Take
in the raw, youthful at heart, untainted enthusiasm
of Newtown's creative wonders.
Links:
Media
Man Australia: Entertainment News
Media
Man Australia: What's On!
Article:
The Great Aussie Promoters
Article:
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Article:
Two Men and a Coffee Shop,
Press
Release: Merelyplayers Creative Arts Industry Night
on 4th February 2004
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