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Broadcaster Angela Catterns and musician Gyan will be in conversation at The Drill Hall on Saturday as part of the Too Young to be Angels season. Photo Eve Jeffery

Big things are happening in a little Mullum hall, with the Too Young To Be Angels production now in full swing. 

There are still plenty of events on at the Drill Hall, including well-known local filmmakers in conversation on Wednesday night from 7pm: Richard Mordaunt and Michael Balson, followed by James Ricketson and David Bradbury. 

On Thursday, Michael Sharmon and Sandra Leung Waters present their cabaret show, You By My Side. 

Co-curater, Gregory Aitken, told The Echo, ‘A special Friday night screening remembering two Australian film greats, plus three cabarets, will dominate the final nights of the season’. 

‘There will be the unveiling of Tony Barry’s portrait before the documentary Sydney at War: The Untold Story, (Tony did the voice over), followed by the screening of Claude Gonzalez’ John Farrow: Hollywood’s Man in the Shadows. 

‘It’s the first documentary ever made about the enigmatic Australian born Oscar winning director’.

Free events on Sunday

On Saturday (January 13), songstress and ARIA award winner, Gyan, will present a concert, weaving stories of her life and music with broadcaster Angela Catterns. 

On Sunday (January 14), a morning of free events will kick off from 11am with The Eldershaw Chronicles launch of Stephen Edgar’s verse play.

 At noon, an archived comical video performance by the late Michael Borenstein will screen.

Also on Sunday from 7pm, Divine Cabaret will perform in a grand finale to the season. 

Curated by Gregory Aitken and Sunita Bailey, the event aims to raise funds for the hall’s newly installed Beale piano, as well as the upcoming premiere production of Stephen Edgar’s The Eldershaw Chronicles.

For more info visit www.drillhalltheatre.org.au/too-young-to-be-angels.



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