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Wednesday, 6 August 2025
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GACCI’s new theatrical venture By Wendy BUSWELL GLOUCESTER Productions, the performance wing of the Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI), is embarking on a new theatrical venture - a showcase of solo performances. The project will see actors step out of the ensemble and take centre stage in a showcase of solo performances. “Monologues are a great way to develop confidence as an actor and really dive into a character,” said Mo Hjorth, one of the mentors of the project. “The monologue project gives freedom to the performer,” added Charlie Lethbridge, GACCI’s administrator.
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By Sue STEPHENSON
THE ongoing challenges of the May floods were the focus
of Alison Penfold’s maiden speech to Federal Parliament on Wednesday 30 July. Ms Penfold was elected
Sandra Harrison and Jasmine Van Aalst in GACCI’s recent production of The Dining Room. Photo: Jools Samerski.
the new Nationals MP for Lyne on 3 May. The poll was yet to be officially declared when
record flooding hit parts of the electorate, claiming lives and livestock, homes and businesses, and leaving
Floods the focus of Penfold’s maiden speech
a mountain of red tape to navigate to fund the clean-up and ongoing recovery. “We needed governments
and bureaucracy at their best,” she told the House of
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ALISON PENFOLD MP FEDERAL MEMBER for Lyne
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Wednesday, 6 August 2025
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