Life has been busy for HMTers despite there being no company shows on at present. David Clapham directed "John Drum's Entertainment" at the ANU Arts Centre for Papermoon and it featured Dan Jobson, Jerry Hearn and Stu Roberts in pretty unforgettable roles (and clothes). Jonathan Thomsen, Carly Jacobs and Fiona Atkin were on stage at the same time over at The Street Theatre in various states of undress in NUTS' "Pavlov - 2 Seconds Before The Crime" and all gave electric performances.

Finishing his trilogy, GH came off "Misery" and "Big" to guest-star (his first cameo) in The Street Theatre's Professional Group's Chekhov Laboratory playing the title role in a movement-based interpretation of "Ivanov" by the intriguing Catherine Langman. Also on the same bill, Iain Sinclair directed scenes from "Uncle Vanya" before disappearing OS on his Churchill Scholarship. (We're hoping he'll be back in time for a third round of "Harry's" at Christmas. Oliver Baudert, soon to appear in HMT's "Welcome to the Machine" and "Dealer's Choice" for HMT, gave a sensational performance under Iain's guidance in "Uncle Vanya".

The omnipresent Duncan Driver played a collection of roles (Ah to be Shaw, to be Shaw) in Rep's highly successful "Gross Indecency". We're looking forward to seeing his directional debut at Radford of "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" in October. Liz Bradley returned to the floorboards (or was driven there after directing "Misery") to star in Papermoon's epic "The Night of the Iguana". Also, Ben Hamey appeared with Robert Stackian sophistication in the recent Bohemian happening for Canberra Youth Theatre's "Zapt 6" - and don't miss him presenting Monday nights on artSOUND. Also at Gorman House, all of the HMT dancing boys (Dean, Jake, James and Daniel) are preparing to go "Out of Bounds" with Quantum Leap late in July.

Matt Frawley and Gerald Jones are to be congratulated on a fine show with Philo's "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" - and both are on-board to help with the decor for "Welcome to the machine". Lastly, we farewell Patrick Oxley as he leaves with his family to Brisbane. His au revior performance as Snoopy in "Charlie Brown" made us howl at the moon in sadness as Canberra loses one of its finest vocal talents.

If you missed "The Masters of Space & Time" at The Street Theatre in early April then you missed one of the freshest, funniest and fervent pieces of theatre seen in the Canberra Cosmos in recent memory. If you missed Ian Sinclair's masterful direction of Kenneth Lonergan's "This Is Our Youth" then you missed one of the most sizzling, sensational and seething plays of our generation. Don't let it happen thrice now - catch "Big, The Musical" at Radford College on May 8 9 10 at 7.30pm in the TB Millar Hall where the time/space continuum will again be artistically disrupted, challenged and twisted like a ponytail. Call us on 61 62 62 39 for a ticket back to yer childhood.

Don't miss Dean Cross and Jake River Fraser dancing their tired but tough little feet in the Choreographic Centre's "Hot to Trot" extravaganza, 6.00pm, December 1 at Gorman House. Also, Sally Bradford shows us she's not just a pretty techie when she appears onstage as a Dromio in Radford College Year 10's cartoony interpretation of "The Comedy of Errors" on December 3 & 4, in The LJ Willett Performing Arts Building. Although it's far too late, we also hope you didn't miss Daramalan College's "Cathedral Song" at The Street. Our dear stalwart, Ben Waters was the assistant Director to the dear, dark Director of Danger, Joe Woodward. Also on the belated list was "Pravda" at the ANU which featured Fee Atkin, David Clapham, Pat Collins and Jonathan Thomsen.

Meanwhile, Iain Sinclair has amiably and ably directed Canberra Youth Theatre's "Shakespeare a la Carte", to be seen in the Western Courtyard of Gorman House Arts Centre, December 11 - 21... while preparing for another round of "Harry's Christmas" at The Street on December 22 & 23. Also, Bronwyn Grannall is appearing in the Players Company's "Fawlty Towers" every weekend up until December 14, while Robert De Fries is showing The Things We Do For Love at Canberra Repertory also up until December 14. And lastly, yes, there is truth to the rumour that a sequence of "damage" will be performed at the CAT Awards, at the Playhouse, December 14. That seems to be the date of all dates: December 14. Any awards given for Human Rights will be picked up by our new HMT CEO, Duncan Driver.

There's a bit of theatrical activity this week with Ben Hamey, Max Gambale, Dan Jobson, Sophie Garner and twin - a very snowy Jordan Prosser - appearing at Radford's TB Millar Hall in Twelfth Night by a new up and coming English playwright. Meanwhile Jake Fraser will appear in a Dean Cross-pollinated Quantum piece entitled Chaos in the Courtyard at Gorman House. Both pieces run from Thursday to Saturday at 7.30pm. Meanwhile Duncan Driver is still learning to drive older patrons away from Theatre 3 in its last week. And book your tickets for damage, opening Friday 25 right now - before the fires smoulder along Scrivener...

Our very own multi-skilled Carly Jacobs is simply Anybody's in Philo's West Side Story, playing another muscular musical broad. Catch her dancing the new pit's perilous precipice at Erindale Theatre between 12-28 Sep. Bookings 6257-1077. Meanwhile a resurrected Iain Sinclair will direct HMT newcomer and appropriately-named Duncan Driver in Paula Vogel's very un-Replike How I learned to Drive which will be giving the grannies heart failure at Theatre between September 27-October 19. Bookings for L-Plates on 6257 1950.

Stuart, Steph, Nicky J, Gina, Ben, Dan, PJ and many many other gorgeous HMT lovers can be seen killing and raping in Bohemian's no-frills-much-thrills blood-red, riotous hit Titus Andronicus from the 4-21 Sep Wed-Sat 8pm over in the Courtyard Studio. Miss it and be slain. Bookings 6257-1077.

Claire Bocking and Rob DeFries have appeared in A Bunch of Fives at the Street Theatre, a great initiative every second Friday of the month. Try to get out and see some actors survive for five on a set topic like undies and addiction.