JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION
Australian Jewish News, March, 21, 2023
By Jessica Abelshon
https://www.australianjewishnews.com/two-new-and-diverse-australian-films/
HOLY DYING
The Age, M Magazine, September, 7, 2014
Interview with John Bailey,
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/melbourne-fringe-stages-richard-ii-20140902-10b4er.html
TANGLED ADULTHOOD RRR FM,
Smart Arts with Richard Watt 29 September 2016
Listen: https://www.rrr.org.au/shared/podcast-episode/3030/1937000/2726000
TANGLED ADULTHOOD
Milk bar Mag 30. Sep, 2016
By Penelope Stephens
Link here: http://www.milkbarmag.com/2016/09/30/tangled-adulthood/
THE LIVING MUSEUM OF EROTIC WOMEN
Sydeny Morning Hearald May 23, 2015
FOREST COLLECTIVE
SHARED LINES
Partial durations, by Matthew Lorenzon
http://partialdurations.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/forest-collective-shared-lines/
SHARED SOUNDS
Partial durations, by Matthew Lorenzon, April 8, 2013
https://partialdurations.com/2013/04/08/shared-sounds/
LOVE DOGS
Monday, November 15, 2010
Loop Bar, 7/8/2010
The Forest Collective has achieved what it set out to do in this wonderful little piece of theatre: an effective synthesis of various disciplines. With an ensemble of musicians (Evan Lawson on clarinet/melodica, Isabel Hede on violin and Tanya Vincent on flute) and actors (Vanessa Crouch, Stephanie Osztreicher, Scott Jackson, Ashley Cleark and Kara Tichler) , ‘Love Dogs’ combines music, dialogue and action to create a rich and complex world on stage. Each character has his or her own story; each vivid, touching and slightly surreal. These stories intermingle and combine, punctuated by improvised music from the musicians. The effect is an emphasis on the musicality of words and narrative; something I found extremely exciting. The moments in which this synthesis worked best formed the most interesting parts of the performance, for instance during the story of Amanda K, a girl who dreams of falling in love. Set design was beautiful (particularly the tree, and the flat that hung behind the actors), and fitted in well with the wistful tone of the piece, and use of space was extremely effective. I can’t wait to see what the Forest Collective serves up next!
MelBorn 09: BOObook Thetre
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
By Revelly Robinson ArtsHub
"….....The final piece and probably the one with most depth The Spider in the Rose features a very Hard Candy-esque situation where a teenage girl holds hostage a boy on the run from the police. The performances in this piece are brilliant and Stephanie Osztreicher is utterly convincing as the crazed girl. While in the girl’s control, the boy must resort to psychological manipulation to make sure the girl doesn’t snap and injure him anymore. The fragile psyche of the girl and the swings between who has the balance of power make this piece disturbing enough to be interesting....."