Alison Croggon

Final #SaturdayPaper arts of the year:

The year's best in reviews: #Television from Sarah Krasnostein, #Music by Shaad D'Souza, #Architecture by Naomi Stead, #Film by Clem Bastow and Christos Tsiolkas, and #VisualArt from Andy Butler/

And an absolutely delightful profile of actor Michael Sheen, on his passion for #theatre and many other things, from Romy Ash

#arts #culture

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/theatre/2022/12/17/actor-michael-sheen

Actor Michael Sheen

Right at this moment, the Welsh actor Michael Sheen is in Sydney to rehearse Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus for the Opera House. He plays the composer Antonio Salieri. “I’ve never rehearsed somewhere so beautiful before,” Sheen says. “Coming in every day and seeing the sunshine sparkling on the water.”

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Dec 16, 2022 at 10:01pmWeb
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In @SaturdayPaper end of year #literature -

Best #Books of 2022: Geordie Williamson on the big press books and Justine Hyde on the small presses

And some very gorgeous Christmas #fiction (well, it gave me goosebumps) from Cate Kennedy

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/fiction/2022/12/17/dream-the-magi

Dream of the Magi

It’s not easy, being on the road. The roads being what they are, and my companions always keen on finding something low-budget. Melchior is generally okay with a twin share, but Gaspar – another story. It’s embarrassing, standing there in your crowns at reception as Gaspar quizzes some poor desk clerk about whether breakfast is included and whether there are extra pillows. And we’re three men of a certain age, so there’s always going to be snoring, or accusations of snoring.

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