8 Word Story Challenge
November 6, 2017
How to write a story in just eight words? Thanks to the Queensland Writers Centre for the challenge and for publishing my first attempt: “Killing him was easy, after the chocolate incident…”
Author: Beth Warren
I've been respresenting you since 2018, listening to your concerns and being your voice on Clarence Council.
Two Islands
October 28, 2017
In 2009, an Icelandic troupe performed an adaptation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, as part of Tasmania’s Ten Days on the Island festival. So began my love affair with Iceland and my fascination with island culture – what brings us together and what makes us different. Iceland and Tasmania are similar in size (100 sq km vs 68 … More Two Islands
I will do this only once…
October 28, 2017
You know how I said I was only going to do stand-up once? I’ve now done more gigs than I can remember, though I still only have a small amount of tried and true material. On Thursday 26 October I sang “Groundhog Day” at a new material night. I only learned enough chords to accompany … More I will do this only once…
iStandUp Against Family Violence
October 28, 2017
Stand up comedy and family violence? Hardly a match made in heaven. But on Friday 13 October, thanks to the skill of host Sally Rose McShane, an enthusiastic and generous crowd and some kick-ass comedians, we raised a significant amount of money to Share the Dignity. And I discovered that the secret to doing a … More iStandUp Against Family Violence
Tragedy + Time = Comedy
October 28, 2017
Apparently given enough distance, anything can be funny. Thursday 22 June wasn’t the ideal day to be doing comedy, for a number of reasons, but sometimes it’s best to spend an evening laughing. I wrote “Middle-aged Rap” on various planes as I was flying around the world on my Carpe Diem Tour, and unleashed it … More Tragedy + Time = Comedy
Carpe Diem Tour 2017
October 28, 2017
In May this year my younger son turned 18. I left the country the next day. Love my boys dearly, but the freedom of travelling around the world by myself for a month after 21 years of child wrangling was a treat not to be missed. The highlight was Iceland. They just do everything better. … More Carpe Diem Tour 2017
Space to Breathe
January 1, 2017
A year in review.
My Inner Teenager
September 30, 2016
My inner teenager slides into consciousness In those fertile breeding grounds Between blessed oblivion and rational dawn. Needling me with adolescent angst Where self worth is stowed beneath the stairs And memories of almost failure Become cast iron never succeeding. Where failure to play the game Becomes never being chosen. Where what may never happen … More My Inner Teenager
Heckled by a baby
September 30, 2016
In my most recent comedic appearance I got heckled by a baby. True, I was hating on babies at the time, but when this youngster got his dad to wheel him right up to in front of the stage so he could eyeball me, I momentarily lost my train of thought. I don’t really hate babies. … More Heckled by a baby
Galaxy of the suns
August 6, 2016
What’s better than music? Music with technology and shiny silver capes. It all came together during this year’s Dark MoFo, when the TSO Chorus opened Dark Park with the world’s first performance of Galaxy of the Suns – a piece that translates the real time movement of the stars into music. We had an app … More Galaxy of the suns
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