Orators and
Creators Artists who tell and/or read Stories and Poetry
Reg Gorman
Reg Gorman has
spent a lifetime making people laugh. He started as a young man at the Old Tivoli
theatre and performing vaudeville shows around Australia.
He has performed
in many musicals, pantos, plays, Vaudeville/Music Hall shows and over one hundred film and television shows.
Judith Roberts
Judith has over
50 year experience in Show Business and has lectured on “Performing Arts”.
Barrie Sheppard
Barrie Sheppard
is a retired senior lecturer in English literature. He is an experienced and enthusiastic public reader of Australian bush
poetry.
He is a prominent
reader in the local, Bayside Literary Festival.
Anne Stewart
With many years experience, Anne works with any age group and audience to tell the shared
stories of Australia, promote cultural understanding, raise issues of social justice and increasingly, to help others give
voice to their own unique stories. Anne knows that everyone loves listening to stories and acknowledges that more than ever,
people are using stories to educate, engage and build a sense of community.
Anne has also gained a reputation overseas as one of Australia’s foremost
storytellers. Anne was the first Australian storyteller to be invited to South America by Dream On Productions and has also
represented Australia at the Scottish Storytelling Centre’s annual festival.
Along the way Anne has developed her writing skills and has contributed numerous articles and interviews about storytelling
and storytellers to various publications. She has been commissioned to write stories for various cultural
institutions
including the National Museum of Australia, the Art Gallery of Ballarat, the University of Ballarat, the Dromkeen Gallery
Art Collection and the Melbourne City Council. She has researched, written and produced stories for ABC radio and has appeared
on several television programmes including the ground breaking children’s program “Lift Off” .
Anne can perform stories from
her own repertoire or customise a program to match the age group and interest level of the listener. She has honed her skills
with many impromptu performances and is known as a passionate and engaging performer and a consummate Master of Ceremonies
for any occasion.
Anne is happy to perform at concerts, festivals, as an after dinner speaker, in cultural centres, libraries,
schools and other educational institutions.
Rhonda Tallnash
Rhonda
Tallnash is a children’s book author and bush poet who has published a number of rhyming illustrated stories, each boasting
a unique Aussie flavour. Rhonda has performed in many schools and libraries,
and has been guest speaker at special events throughout Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. She also speaks to audiences about the important of oral language in children’s lives and how this
significantly contributes to their future literacy skills.
Rhonda was a finalist at the 2012 Tamworth
Country Music Festival ‘Golden Damper’ Bush Poetry Competition (Performance Section). In March 2012 she competed in The National Bush Poetry Championships as part of The Man from Snowy River
Festival at Corryong and won The Jack Riley Heritage Award – Original Banjo’s Country Poem for ‘Fair Dinkum
Ned’. She also came second in the Original Performed Poem - Humorous (Open
Women’s) Section for the same poem and won the Intermediate Section with her performance of ‘Flowers for Josie’.
Rhonda writes about the animals she has known
and quirky things that take her interest. Only writing in rhyme due to a warped
mind, Rhonda knows well that people of all ages love the rhythm of a good poem and she is passionate about keeping the Aussie
‘language’ alive at the same time.
Ø See Orators and Creators School Holiday Programme notes for details on Terry, Noel and Stev who include
stories in their children’s shows.
Barrie and Reg also present specific Christmas Programmes
