Spotlight

Sydney Morning Herald

Thursday July 11, 2002

Peter Munro and TOP OF THE POPS by Bernard Zuel

TODAY'S BEST

EXHIBITIONS

Emerging artists reflect on younger days in Childhood. The exhibition includes Jessie Cacchillo's drawings of family outings and Lionel Bawden's coloured-pencil sculpture which reflects on the importance of scribbles. Firstdraft Gallery, 116-118 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, 1pm-6pm. Inquiries: 96983665.

Carmel Nicholson's paintings tell of growing up near Quilpie in south-west Queensland and being taken from her mother to live in a convent. Eternal Echoes, Salmon Galleries, 71 Union St, McMahons Point, 11am-5pm. Inquiries: 99224133.

Art and sport are fused in Empowering Body and Mind, Watt Space, University of Newcastle Student Art Gallery, University House, corner King and Auckland streets, Newcastle. 12-6pm. Inquiries: 49218733.

THEATRE

Australian Theatre for Young People presents Bendy, a comic tale of losing it in Sydney, written and directed by Tommy Murphy. The Wharf, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay. 8.15pm. $15/$10. Bookings: 92513900.

Four short plays from famous playwrights, including Beckett, Pinter and Chekhov, 8pm, Studio 9, The Addison Centre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville. $20/15. Bookings: 92944655.

Bounty Recruits, rollicking nautical theatre for kids, will be performed at 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm, National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour. Free (museum admission $10/$6). Inquiries: 92983777.

COMEDY

World improvisation champion Rebecca De Unamuno performs unscripted with the Umbilical Brothers, Wil Anderson, Gary Eck and Murray Fahey, Comedy Store, Bent Street, Fox Studios, 9pm, $20. Bookings: 93571419.

TOP OF THE POPS

PAUL KELLY

Just About To Break (EMI)

When Paul Kelly, pictured, steps outside the comfortable he can impress. Squelchy keyboards, a Tom Waits scratchy growl in his voice and a menacing feel turn this song into something that owes more to Massive Attack's dope-infused darkness than any folk/pop forebears. You won't hear this on commercial radio. Bernard Zuel

FILM

MATRIX SEQUELS

The sequels to The Matrix may be being shot in Sydney but the United States will see the films first. Warner Brothers announced yesterday that the first of the two sequels, The Matrix Reloaded, would go out on more than 3200 screens in the US on May 15, 2003. A spokeswoman for the Australian distributor, Village Roadshow, subsequently nominated a local release date of May 28 ``at this stage". The second sequel, The Matrix Revolutions, also will be released next year.

© 2002 Sydney Morning Herald

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