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Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Apocalyptic comedy recreates Brisbane landmarks, and destroys them
Begun by Morton and Nicholas Paine in 2009, Dead Puppet Society has an international reputation for exquisite, machine-like puppets in theatrical productions. Their creations have ranged from robotic pelicans in Storm Boy and Galapagos tortoises in The Wider Earth to a huge bear for Brisbane Festival production Holding Achilles. We All Gonna Die! began when Dead Puppet Society put an open call out to playwrights to submit ideas. 'Our stories usually have a social or ecological justice message, and so we put that out as a parameter,' Morton says. Playwright and journalist Maddie Nixon (Cooladdi, Food Fight) answered the call. Loading 'Maddie wrote this pitch about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch becoming sentient and attacking Brisbane, and we were like, obviously we have to do this.' La Boite came on board to produce the show as part of its 2025 100th-anniversary season. Dean Hanson from Ball Park Music has composed and curated the music, with classic Brisbane songs by the Saints, Powderfinger and the Veronicas, and Morton is designing and co-directing the show with La Boite artistic director Courtney Stewart. 'We studied together [at QUT], and actually lived together for 18 months of our degree,' Morton says. 'We have a similar sensibility and approach, it's an awesome partnership.' A cast of five portrays more than 30 different characters between them. The city's skyline appears on automated tracks complete with LED lights. Shadow puppetry is deployed, flying creatures zoom around the stage, and the sea monster is a six-metre inflatable. With so many technical challenges to solve, problems inevitably arise.
The Age
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Apocalyptic comedy recreates Brisbane landmarks, and destroys them
Begun by Morton and Nicholas Paine in 2009, Dead Puppet Society has an international reputation for exquisite, machine-like puppets in theatrical productions. Their creations have ranged from robotic pelicans in Storm Boy and Galapagos tortoises in The Wider Earth to a huge bear for Brisbane Festival production Holding Achilles. We All Gonna Die! began when Dead Puppet Society put an open call out to playwrights to submit ideas. 'Our stories usually have a social or ecological justice message, and so we put that out as a parameter,' Morton says. Playwright and journalist Maddie Nixon (Cooladdi, Food Fight) answered the call. Loading 'Maddie wrote this pitch about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch becoming sentient and attacking Brisbane, and we were like, obviously we have to do this.' La Boite came on board to produce the show as part of its 2025 100th-anniversary season. Dean Hanson from Ball Park Music has composed and curated the music, with classic Brisbane songs by the Saints, Powderfinger and the Veronicas, and Morton is designing and co-directing the show with La Boite artistic director Courtney Stewart. 'We studied together [at QUT], and actually lived together for 18 months of our degree,' Morton says. 'We have a similar sensibility and approach, it's an awesome partnership.' A cast of five portrays more than 30 different characters between them. The city's skyline appears on automated tracks complete with LED lights. Shadow puppetry is deployed, flying creatures zoom around the stage, and the sea monster is a six-metre inflatable. With so many technical challenges to solve, problems inevitably arise.
Irish Daily Mirror
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Aidan O'Brien horse labelled 'unstoppable' retired after disappointing runs
Star sprinter Storm Boy has been retired to stud following two disappointing runs for Aidan O'Brien since moving to Ballydoyle from Australia. The three-year-old earned €2,227,540 in prize money Down Under after Group 2 and 3 wins for joint-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. He moved to O'Brien earlier this year, but finished last of nine on his stable debut in the Group 2 Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh in May when sent off the 6/4 favourite. Speaking about Storm Boy during a stable debut earlier this year, O'Brien said: "Before he came, I wasn't sure whether he'd want six, seven or a mile, but there's no doubt he's a sprinter, he's fast. He's big and powerful. You'd be very happy with everything he's doing." He was previously described in Australia as "relentless, unstoppable and oh-so brilliant", but the son of Justify has been retired after disappointing again for O'Brien at Royal Ascot. Sent off at 10/1 for the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes last Saturday, Storm Boy tenth of 14 runners under Ryan Moore and nine and a half lengths behind winner Lazzat. "We are delighted to welcome Storm Boy back to Coolmore Australia for the 2025 season," said Coolmore Australia's principal Tom Magnier announcing the horse's retirement. "His early performances on the track really had to be seen to be believed. "He was jaw-dropping, much like his sire Justify, he broke his opponents' hearts! "He won five of his first seven starts in a really dominating fashion and was unlucky not to include a Golden Slipper in that tally. "We took Storm Boy to Europe with the plan of winning the QE II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. "But unfortunately we haven't been able to give him the ideal prep. "We felt we were getting back to where we needed to be with him, but he was found to be quite lame since returning to Ballydoyle on Saturday."
The Australian
25-06-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
Boom colt Storm Boy retired after European flops
Former boom colt Storm Boy has been retired and will return to Australia to stand at Coolmore's Hunter Valley stud following his Royal Ascot flop last weekend. The one-time Golden Slipper hot pot and Magic Millions 2YO Classic victor failed to flatter in two Northern Hemisphere starts after being sent to Irish maestro Aidan O'Brien to train last year. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Storm Boy didn't beat a runner home in his first start for O'Brien in the Greenlands Stakes at The Curragh last month and was disappointing again when 10th in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Ascot in the early hours of Saturday morning. Formerly trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the son of Justify created headlines when sold for a potential $60 million incentive-based deal midway through his two-year-old season. Storm Boy made an unforgettable start to his racing career with victories in his first four starts, including the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and Group 2 Skyline Stakes. His unbeaten run came to an end with a third placing in the Golden Slipper with his final victory coming as a three-year-old in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes. Storm Boy has been retired to stand at stud Picture:Coolmore Australia principal Tom Magnier said the breeding powerhouse was delighted to have Storm Boy back in Australia for the 2025 breeding season. 'His early performances on the track really had to be seen to be believed,' Magnier said in a statement. 'He was jaw-dropping, much like his sire Justify, he broke his opponents' hearts. 'He won five of his first seven starts in a really dominating fashion and was unlucky not to include a Golden Slipper in that tally.' Coolmore sent Storm Boy to Europe with the hope of winning the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes but the preparation didn't go to plan. 'Unfortunately we haven't been able to give him the ideal prep,' Magnier said. 'We felt we were getting back to where we needed to be with him, but he was found to be quite lame since returning to Ballydoyle on Saturday.' Storm Boy will stand for $16,500 this season and joins fellow star Coolmore three-year-olds Switzerland and Private Life at stud.
News.com.au
24-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Former Australian star Storm Boy retired to stand at Coolmore Stud
Former boom colt Storm Boy has been retired and will return to Australia to stand at Coolmore's Hunter Valley stud following his Royal Ascot flop last weekend. The one-time Golden Slipper hot pot and Magic Millions 2YO Classic victor failed to flatter in two Northern Hemisphere starts after being sent to Irish maestro Aidan O'Brien to train last year. Storm Boy didn't beat a runner home in his first start for O'Brien in the Greenlands Stakes at The Curragh last month and was disappointing again when 10th in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Ascot in the early hours of Saturday morning. Formerly trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the son of Justify created headlines when sold for a potential $60 million incentive-based deal midway through his two-year-old season. Storm Boy made an unforgettable start to his racing career with victories in his first four starts, including the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and Group 2 Skyline Stakes. His unbeaten run came to an end with a third placing in the Golden Slipper with his final victory coming as a three-year-old in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes. Coolmore Australia principal Tom Magnier said the breeding powerhouse was delighted to have Storm Boy back in Australia for the 2025 breeding season. 'His early performances on the track really had to be seen to be believed,' Magnier said in a statement. 'He was jaw-dropping, much like his sire Justify, he broke his opponents' hearts. 'He won five of his first seven starts in a really dominating fashion and was unlucky not to include a Golden Slipper in that tally.' Coolmore sent Storm Boy to Europe with the hope of winning the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes but the preparation didn't go to plan. 'Unfortunately we haven't been able to give him the ideal prep,' Magnier said. 'We felt we were getting back to where we needed to be with him, but he was found to be quite lame since returning to Ballydoyle on Saturday.' Storm Boy will stand for $16,500 this season and joins fellow star Coolmore three-year-olds Switzerland and Private Life at stud.
