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Why is it that we see so few plays by Australian women on stage? Why is it that women are still so under-represented, despite the great strides made in recent decades by feminism? What responsibilities does the theatre have? How can female playwrights avoid the stain of tokenism and kid glove criticism?
In this video, Playwrights Patricia Cornelius and Van Badham, Artistic Directors Marion Potts and Ralph Myers and moderator Chris Mead discuss contemporary Australian theatre’s relationship to gender, diversity and the canon.
The print-on-demand options for Australian small publishers and authors looking to self-publish are set to broaden from the middle of the year. Print-on-demand specialist Lightning Source has announced that Melbourne will be the location of its fifth global facility. According to Wikipedia, the company, a subsidiary of Ingram Content Group, is the world’s leading provider of print-on-demand manufacturing and distributing services. A Lightning Source press release explained the company selected Melbourne “for its proximity to a large concentration of major publishers and book distributors and to key metropolitan regions in the country.” Due for completion in the middle of the year, the facility will be based in Scoresby, a suburb in Melbourne’s east with good freeway access. It will be the company’s fifth print-on-demand book manufacturing facility. Others include Paris, Milton Keynes in the UK, and a location at company HQ in Tennessee.
