John Moyle

John Moyle has always had a professional leaning to the arts over what is now a long career. Early days at the Australian Council morphed into taking on the activities officer role at Macquarie University, a stint around Asia and back to embark on various roles in the music industry, which included a role in publishing in NYC. On return to Australia John had producer, writer and director roles in a number of documentary productions, including co-pros with National Geographic and later three years at University of Sydney as producer, director and writer. With the closure of the University’s film unit John was invited to work on The Australian and later did seven years at AAP. For his sins he edited the City Hub and contributed to both its editorial and arts section.

John Moyle's Latest Articles

A dark-haired woman sitting on a bed clutching a red book in Anne Being Frank.
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Anne being Frank review: what if the Holocaust diarist had survived?

What could have been had Anne Frank published her memoir?

A man with his arms outstretched with white confetti falling over him.
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Breaking the Castle review: a play about the slow crawl out of addiction

Breaking the Castle is a one-man show about an actor overcoming substance abuse.

A man in brown is kneeling between two women in white.
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Theatre review: Coriolanus, The Neilson Nutshell

A lesser-performed Shakespeare play still bears relevance to today.

A person in a white spacesuit in a see-through two level structure.
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Installation review: Endling, Vivid Sydney

A solo act that combines  projections, sound and narration with confined aerial and physical theatre.

Two panels. The first is of Ione Skye, who is wearing black. She has long brown hair. On the right is the same person but a younger version in a black and white photo. Also wearing black.
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Book review: Say Everything, Ione Skye

A memoir of a tumultuous Gen X icon growing up in California among musicians and artists.

A woman in black is crouched over talking to a woman on the grass.
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Theatre review: Ophelia Thinks Harder, KXT on Broadway

A feminist reading of Hamlet with Ophelia at its centre.

Two young girls in school uniform.
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Theatre review: The Children’s Hour, Old Fitz Theatre

Ninety years on from when Lillian Hellman first wrote the play, its story is still relevant.

A body is lying on a table covered by a white sheet. A woman is at the feet of the body, looking over the table. Turpentine.
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Theatre review: Turpentine, Flight Path Theatre

The Gothic tale is promising but uneven in execution and direction.

A man (Borja Maestre) and a woman (Sarah Peirse) are hugging. They are in spotlight. There is darkness around them.
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Theatre review: Song of First Desire, Belvoir St Theatre

A compelling play about the inheritance of fascism in Spain.

A concert scene with a large screen in the background showing foliage.
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Music review: Not Drowning, Waving & George Telek: Tabaran, City Recital Hall, Sydney Festival

The rhythms of Papuan music and its post-colonial Western influences were revisited for one night only.