Posts Tagged ‘Australasia’

28
Aug

Galloping to New Zealand for Richard

   Posted by: Dorothea Preis    in News, Society News

KiwiSince 1997, members from all the Australasian branches meet every second year for a convention. These usually last from a Friday evening to Sunday after lunch. As anyone who has attended one before knows, these RIII conventions present a wonderful opportunity to meet up with members of the Richard III Society from other Australasian branches. It is a time to rekindle old friendships and make new friends.

For the 2015 Australasian Convention, our friends from New Zealand have kindly volunteered to host this important event in the Ricardian calendar. The Convention will be taking place 23 to 25 October 2015, so there is plenty of time to plan your trip. The venue is the Angus Inn in Lower Hutt, which is just 30 minutes by bus from central Wellington. The cost should be $180 for the convention plus about $70 per person for the banquet on Saturday evening, which is the highlight of every convention. The banquet is optional to attend, but I highly recommend it as it is a great time to get to know others, dress up in medieval costumes and experience a delicious selection of food. Special accommodation rates have also been agreed with the hotel.

As our friends in New Zealand would like to get an idea of how many people they can expect, it would be appreciated if members of the NSW branch could let me know if they are thinking of going (webmaster “AT” richardiii-nsw.org.au). Registration forms have not yet been finalised, but should be available shortly.

Please, also consider whether you would be interested in presenting a talk or entertainment item (either on your own or as a group). If there is a topic that you have always wanted to research in more detail, or know a lot about already, please let Annette of the NZ branch know (myotis-13 “AT” hotmail.com).

The 2015 Convention promises to be another memorable event and what would make it even more enjoyable was if YOU were there!

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16
Apr

THE ROCKS WINDMILL

   Posted by: Dorothea Preis    in News

Have you been lately to the Rocks?  I was there last Saturday.  As I had some time to spare before the general meeting of the NSW Branch, I had a short look around the Rocks Market.  And came across this big wooden windmill, which as far as I could remember I had not seen before.

Today, all was revealed when we received an email from Amber from The Nest in Surry Hills, who are partnering with the Sydney Foreshore Authority to work on their project, The Rocks Windmill.  The windmill opened on 12 April and will run to 12 May and promises a month of workshops, performance, film, music and more.

As part of the project, Bell Shakespeare is offering workshops during the school holidays, but also – and of more interest to us – an evening event, Theatre in The Rocks: Then and Now.  This includes scenes from Henry IV and Nicholas Rowe’s The Tragedy of Jane Shore.

Incidentally, the latter is one of the first plays ever performed in Sydney.  The earliest surviving document from Sydney’s first printing press is advertising the performance of this play at the Sydney Theatre on 30 July 1797 (9 years after the arrival of the first fleet).*

The idea behind this performance is to promote “the relevance of Shakespeare’s work to new audiences, understanding that his work was never meant to be a static representations of the time in which they were written.”

And by the way, I do enjoy Shakespeare plays, even if I copped quite some disbelief on social media when I revealed that I watched his Richard III.  Shakespeare’s plays are great on stage, that’s what they have always been intended for not for the non-fiction history shelves of a library.

Sounds like an interesting idea and well worth a trip into the Rocks area of Sydney.

More details here.

* Elizabeth Webby, ‘The beginnings of literature in colonial Australia’, in:  The Cambridge History of Australian Literature, edited by Peter Pierce, Cambridge University Press, 2009, p.34

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12
Mar

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CANBERRA!

   Posted by: Dorothea Preis    in News

Parliament House, Canberra (photograph by D Preis)

We wish the Nation’s Capital, Canberra, a very happy 100th birthday.  Our best wishes go to all our members and friends in the ACT.

If you live in or near the ACT you might like to join our members there who meet on an informal basis.  Contact details can be found on our ‘Contact‘ page.

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4
Jan

YOU CAN STILL REGISTER!

   Posted by: Dorothea Preis    in News, Society News

The registration period for the 2013 Australasian Convention has been extended.  So if you would like to attend please contact our branch secretary Julia quickly – to ask for more information or to send in your registration.

You do not have to a member of one of the Australasian branches to attend.  Convention is open to all members of the Richard III Society, wherever you live, as well as anyone else interested in the times.  By July we should also know more about the test results from Leicester, so this is an opportunity not to be missed!

The NSW Branch will be hosting the biennial Australasian Convention in 2013.

‘Richard III:  The Man behind the Myth’

Friday 12 to Sunday 14 July 2013

At Novotel, Darling Harbour, Sydney

All members and friends of the Richard III Society are welcome.

Friday, 12 July 2013 (evening): Informal get-together to welcome Interstate/Overseas guests

Saturday, 13 July 2013, from 9h00: full day of presentations with breaks for morning tea, buffet lunch in Dish restaurant, and afternoon tea

19h00: banquet in the Terrace Room (partners and guests welcome)

Sunday, 14 July 2013, from 9h00: further presentations, plus a business session before our farewell buffet lunch in Dish restaurant.

For further information and/or registration please contact the New South Wales Branch per email at info@richardiii-nsw.org.au.

Let’s mark the 530th anniversary of Richard and Anne’s coronation with one big celebration!

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1
Dec

Reminder: Australasian Convention 2013

   Posted by: Dorothea Preis    in News, Society News

A reminder that your completed registration form and deposit for the biennial Australasian Convention in 2013 is due by by 31 December 2012!

‘Richard III:  The Man behind the Myth’

Friday 12 to Sunday 14 July 2013

At Novotel, Darling Harbour, Sydney

All members and friends of the Richard III Society are welcome.

Friday, 12 July 2013 (evening): Informal get-together to welcome Interstate/Overseas guests

Saturday, 13 July 2013, from 9h00: full day of presentations with breaks for morning tea, buffet lunch in Dish restaurant, and afternoon tea

19h00: banquet in the Terrace Room (partners and guests welcome)

Sunday, 14 July 2013, from 9h00: further presentations, plus a business session before our farewell buffet lunch in Dish restaurant.

For further information and/or registration please contact the New South Wales Branch per email at info@richardiii-nsw.org.au.  Please submit your completed registration form and deposit by 31 December 2012.  The balance of payment is only due by 31 March 2013.

Let’s mark the 530th anniversary of Richard and Anne’s coronation with one big celebration!

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