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20.01.2022 G'day Runaway Friends, The next performance of Runaway Priest is at the Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery, Cororooke VIC, on Saturday, July 24 at 7.30pm In ...the words of theatre critic Frances Devlin-Glass - Felix Meagher’s latest play, Runaway Priest, is an ambitious project: the intention is, in music, to protest the scandal that has beset the Church in the last four decades, clerical abuse of minors. The genre it belongs to is unusual: it’s not musical theatre, more music drama. Its complex territory and this play gets so much right. Featuring Christopher Martin-McCombe as Father Kevin Cora Browne as Maryanne Felix Meagher as Monsignor Jonah, With Matt Hadgraft at the keyboard. Felix Meagher O.A.M is the author of The Man They Call The Banjo and Barry Versus Kelly as well as co-founder and Program Director of The Lake School of Celtic Music, staged annually in Koroit, VIC Tickets at Cow Lick Books or Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/BQNYZ

20.01.2022 Dear Runaway Friends, Given the continuing coronavirus restrictions we will not be going ahead with our July 17 -19 (date for the diary) Runaway Priest Premiere... season...yet again. We were all set to go, and will hopefully get the show up as soon as we can. Many thanks to the cast - Cora Browne, Matt Hadgraft and Chris Martin-McCombe for their patience while I was trying to organise the dates. While it was a disappointment for us, its a tragedy for many businesses out there who were no doubt looking forward to increased custom. Hopefully everything is up and going as soon as possible, best wishes, Felix Meagher. See more

19.01.2022 LAKE SCHOOL ONLINE FIDDLE TUTORS Jan 2-7 2021 G'day Friends and Relations, Lake School Online tickets are selling steadily. We have 8 places left for Advanced ...Fiddle, 6 places for Intermediate Fiddle and 7 for Beginners Fiddle You can book your place at www.trybooking.com/BLRCQ Our fiddle tutors Ewen Baker, Cathy Blake and Rosie Luby. Their biogs and photos are attached - Ewen Baker (Advanced Fiddle and Mandolin) Ewen has a relaxed and down to earth teaching style that gets the basics of Celtic style across to his students. He has toured extensively with South West Victorian icon singer and songwriter Shane Howard, and plays with a number of Celtic music combinations in Melbourne. Ewen has released a solo album, The Inch Before The Saw, and has recently produced Paddy Fitzgerald’s CD - From Clare To Here. Advanced Fiddle Online - January 2 3 4 and 5 at midday Mandolin Online - January 2 3 4 and 5 at 2pm Cathy Blake (Intermediate Fiddle and Youth Ensemble) Cathy is an instrumental violin & viola teacher and has a private teaching studio at her home in Geelong. She performs regularly with the Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers, her family, and enjoys sharing tunes, especially at music camps. Cathy is passionate about encouraging fiddler players of all ages and stages on their musical journey. As well as Intermediate Fiddle Cathy will be leading the Youth Ensemble. Intermediate Fiddle Online - Jan 2 3 4 and 5 at 1pm, Youth Ensemble Online Jan 3 4 5and 6 at 4pm Rosie Luby (Beginner Fiddle and Cello ) Rosie is a cellist, fiddler and singer/songwriter. She was one of four recipients of the Stars on the Lake award in 2014 which led to the formation of Beyond High Street, a four-piece ensemble. In this group Rosie performed at a range of festivals including The Port Fairy Folk Festival, Newstead Live and The National Celtic Festival. In 2015, Rosie recorded on prolific Australian singer/songwriter, Shane Howard's 13th solo album, Deeper South. She now plays as part of dobro/cello/voice duo, Come Heavy Sleep, with Kier Stevens. Rosie has a great love of music with a particular interest in the traditional Celtic repertoire and is looking forward to working with fellow fiddlers and cellists at the Lake School Online. Beginners Fiddle Online January 3 4 5 and 6 at 11am, Cello January 4 5 6 and 7 at 1pm

13.01.2022 Adventure Before Dementia: A research scientist, fallen out of favour, imagines meeting history’s great philosophers and joins their whimsical and convivial Soc...iety of Arts. One of the (few) benefits of the lockdown is that writers get a little more time to write their shows. I have spent some very pleasant hours with Louey Hesterman and Cyril Moran on zoom working up this new show. Adventure Before Dementia is based on the songs and music of Louey Hesterman and hopefully we will get around to putting on the show next year. Adventure Before Dementia features cameo roles from Socrates, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant and Einstein. Felix Meagher See more

09.01.2022 RUNAWAY PRIEST PREMIERE SEASON APRIL 14-17 After two postponements last year Runaway Priest will open at the 5th Brunswick Scout Hall, 213A Weston St Brunswick... East on Wednesday April 14 2021. Tickets $35/30 are now available at www.trybooking.com/BPFXY The play features Chris Martin-McCombe as the runaway priest Kev, Cora Browne, as Maryanne, the devoted church goer whose 14 year old son has gone missing, and Felix Meagher as the authoritarian and predatory Monsignor Jonah. Runaway Priest also features the gifted Matt Hadgraft on keyboard. The story is set in an imaginary place, Valley Lane, which is situated just down from the Valley cathedral, and known to the locals as the Street of Sighs.The play examines the issues of abuse within the church, homelessness, and asks the question, can we really turn our faces away? The takings of the show night on Thursday April 15 will be donated to Ballarat Men’s Mental Health, and lawyer Judy Courtin and author Christine Foster will speak about some of their direct and indirect experiences of abuse by the church. Judy represents a number of victims of sexual abuse, and Christine’s book Hell On The Way To Heaven is an account of the abuse suffered by two of her daughters.

08.01.2022 The Man They Call The Banjo welcomes Penny Larkins as Christina Macpherson. Penny will play Christina in two shows at The Beechworth Memorial Hall on Saturday A...pril 3 at 4pm and 8pm.Tickets now available $40pp at Beechworth Information Centre 03-5728 8064 / 1300 366321 Penny is an actor and singer of over 20 years experience. Currently working as an acting and voice coach she is part of folk/theatre fusion piece The Good Girl: A Song Project. In the last couple of years she appeared as Mimi in "A New Brain" and was involved in the premiere of NED: A New Australian Musical as matriarch Ellen Kelly. In 2014 she played the role of Gertrude in the Australian Shakespeare Company’s production of Hamlet. A WAAPA graduate, previous career highlights have been Mamma Mia!, Lady Chatterley's Lover and Way Dead Cool (OzOpera). While dividing her time between teaching and parenting in Castlemaine Penny appeared in Threes A Crowd's Grey Gardens, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and as the title role in Castlemaine State Festival's opening 'Cornucopia'. She was a member of Punctum Live Arts, developing works such as one act opera Dinner in a Dry Dam and Unterdog and the School of Disobedience. Penny is now living and teaching and working in Melbourne.

07.01.2022 The Victorian Folk Music Club has recently released a new edition of Joy Durst's Memorial Collection of Australian Folk Songs. Well done to the VFC members and ...thanks to Ray Mundy for passing the information along. Get the book here: http://www.vfmc.org.au/JoyDurstFiles.php or go to "publications" on the Victorian Folk Music Club web site. See more

03.01.2022 Bush Dancing back in action in Box Hill. Beautiful night

02.01.2022 BANJO IN BENALLA June 19 G'day Banjo Friends, The next performance of The Man They Call The Banjo is at Benalla Town Hall on June 19 at 8pm www.trybooking.com/...BRDNI Featuring Anthony Penhall as Banjo, Penny Larkins as Christina, Cora Browne as Sarah, Colin Driscoll as The Swagman and musicians Louey Hesterman and Patrick Evans. See more

02.01.2022 For those of you who missed Runaway Priest, here is a review by Frances Devlin-Glass Runaway Priest, by Felix Meagher, presented by Bushwahzee, at 5th Brunswick Scout Hall, on 15 April 2021. Felix Meagher’s latest play, Runaway Priest, is an ambitious project, more serious than his earlier plays: the intention is, in music, to protest the scandal that has beset the Church in the last four decades, clerical abuse of minors. The genre it belongs to is unusual: it’s not musical ...Continue reading