Co-Creator-Producer/ Director/Dramaturg Pip Buining
Co-Creator-Producer/Installation Artist: Louise Morris
Production & Technical Artist Matt Scott
Sound Artist Kimmo Vennonen
Video Artist Sarah Kaur
Live Music The Cashews
Performing Artists Joe Woodward
Caroline O'Brien
Ngunawal Stories Thunderstone Aboriginal Cultural and Land Management Services
Westlake Historian Ann Gugler
Choreographers Liz Lea & Philip Piggin
Dancers Canberra Dance Theatre, GOLD Ensemble
Performance Ensemble Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art (CADA):
CADA Tutor: Clare Moss
CADA Media & Production Coordinator: Taylor Kunkel
Publicity Design DesignEdge
Documentary Maker Megan Watson
Box Office Sharon Casey
Costume Consultant Tricia Simmons
Script Consultant Mary Rachel Brown
Supporting Visual Artist Rose Marin
Photography 'Pling
Community Hall Image Technicians Matthew Scott, Brad Axiak and Katie Banakh
Make your own Westlake House Design Derek Nicholson
Historical Research on Ernest Albert Corey Penny Edwell
Special Thanks to:
Heather Cocquio & Ben Sticpewich
Recorded Westlake Stories performed by Campbell High Drama Students
Deakin University: Jondi Keene, Tom Salisbury and Doug Donaldson
Co-Creator-Producer/Installation Artist: Louise Morris
Production & Technical Artist Matt Scott
Sound Artist Kimmo Vennonen
Video Artist Sarah Kaur
Live Music The Cashews
Performing Artists Joe Woodward
Caroline O'Brien
Ngunawal Stories Thunderstone Aboriginal Cultural and Land Management Services
Westlake Historian Ann Gugler
Choreographers Liz Lea & Philip Piggin
Dancers Canberra Dance Theatre, GOLD Ensemble
Performance Ensemble Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art (CADA):
CADA Tutor: Clare Moss
CADA Media & Production Coordinator: Taylor Kunkel
Publicity Design DesignEdge
Documentary Maker Megan Watson
Box Office Sharon Casey
Costume Consultant Tricia Simmons
Script Consultant Mary Rachel Brown
Supporting Visual Artist Rose Marin
Photography 'Pling
Community Hall Image Technicians Matthew Scott, Brad Axiak and Katie Banakh
Make your own Westlake House Design Derek Nicholson
Historical Research on Ernest Albert Corey Penny Edwell
Special Thanks to:
Heather Cocquio & Ben Sticpewich
Recorded Westlake Stories performed by Campbell High Drama Students
Deakin University: Jondi Keene, Tom Salisbury and Doug Donaldson
Pip Buining: Co-Creator-producer/ Director/Dramaturg

Pip is a Director, Dramaturg, Teacher, Mentor, Arts Manager & Event Coordinator. She has completed a B.Ed. (U.Syd), MA in Theatre Studies (UNSW), Certificate in Film Production (NYU) and Certificate in Script Editing (AFTRS).
As Artistic Director of Canberra Youth Theatre (2005-2010) she mentored young and emerging artists and created, directed, commissioned, developed, dramaturged and produced numerous acclaimed works funded by artsACT and the Australia Council: including, Comfort (2007, hybrid-art, meta-text, installation-based, guided theatre), The Messenger by Ross Mueller (2008, commissioned adaptation of novel by Markus Zusak), TANK by Hadley (2009, puppet based, portable touring micro-theatre), and developed Retrieval (2010, installation-based, guided theatre at the National Library).
Pip has worked with, taught and mentored young people and emerging artists since 1994, teaching Drama and Acting and conducting countless theatre workshops for a variety of organizations/schools (Primary, Secondary & Tertiary). From 2002-2005 she taught Acting at The McDonald College School of Performing Arts (Sydney) where she directed 19 productions. At a tertiary level Pip has been engaged as a sessional Lecturer and Tutor at Sydney University (2001), The Australian Catholic University, Canberra (2007-present), and the University of Canberra (2011-present) teaching Drama Method to pre-service Early Childhood, Primary and Early Adolescent Teachers.
In 1996 she was appointed Affiliate Dramaturg at the Sydney Theatre Company (STC), where she continued to work freelance for the following four years. Whilst not occupied as a Dramaturg at STC she worked in Events, Casting, Education and Corporate Development. Pip is currently working on her greatest artistic project, being raised by her children Hector & Scarlett. As an artist she is interested in developing collaborative projects that explore the notion of story fields which reflect our collective narrative intelligence, interweaving stories that bind, inspire, haunt and guide us.
As Artistic Director of Canberra Youth Theatre (2005-2010) she mentored young and emerging artists and created, directed, commissioned, developed, dramaturged and produced numerous acclaimed works funded by artsACT and the Australia Council: including, Comfort (2007, hybrid-art, meta-text, installation-based, guided theatre), The Messenger by Ross Mueller (2008, commissioned adaptation of novel by Markus Zusak), TANK by Hadley (2009, puppet based, portable touring micro-theatre), and developed Retrieval (2010, installation-based, guided theatre at the National Library).
Pip has worked with, taught and mentored young people and emerging artists since 1994, teaching Drama and Acting and conducting countless theatre workshops for a variety of organizations/schools (Primary, Secondary & Tertiary). From 2002-2005 she taught Acting at The McDonald College School of Performing Arts (Sydney) where she directed 19 productions. At a tertiary level Pip has been engaged as a sessional Lecturer and Tutor at Sydney University (2001), The Australian Catholic University, Canberra (2007-present), and the University of Canberra (2011-present) teaching Drama Method to pre-service Early Childhood, Primary and Early Adolescent Teachers.
In 1996 she was appointed Affiliate Dramaturg at the Sydney Theatre Company (STC), where she continued to work freelance for the following four years. Whilst not occupied as a Dramaturg at STC she worked in Events, Casting, Education and Corporate Development. Pip is currently working on her greatest artistic project, being raised by her children Hector & Scarlett. As an artist she is interested in developing collaborative projects that explore the notion of story fields which reflect our collective narrative intelligence, interweaving stories that bind, inspire, haunt and guide us.
Sarah Kaur: Video Artist

Sarah Kaur is a videographer, photographer and installation artist, interested in intersections between visual and performing arts. Her work has been shown in Australia, Mexico, the United States, Spain, Iceland, Canada and Singapore. While primarily working within projected images in live performance, Sarah has shown her work in several contexts. These include a dance film commissioned by and premiered at Old Parliament House in 2008; helped with a post-production of a stop-motion film that aired on Swim TV in 2007, photographs hung in a ten-foot moving truck gallery as part of the International Noise Artist Run Initiative, and her fashion photographs for award-winning designers Ed and Bek were published in the Sydney Morning Herald in 2006.
Sarah is a founding member of crowd-sourcing art collective Polyartistry, and was engaged with Opera Australia to create a series of ‘mini video operas’ with Western Sydney communities in 2011. On an Asialink Residency to spend 4 months in Singapore with Maya Dance Theatre creating dance films exploring individuals navigating, neglecting or negating their assigned ethnic identity in everyday interactions. She recently made the video dance component of Canberra-based choreographer Liz Lea’s “In Flight” for performances in the National Library of Australia. She presented at the Vision and Sound Conference in Mexico in with collaborator Nicole Canham, and as a duo are creating a work with electro-acoustic composers at the University of Huddersfield in June 2012. As a dancefilm curator, Sarah programmed for the 23rd Singapore International Film Festival, and was mentored by Erin Brannigan, to put on “In the Box” a screendance event for Australian Dance Week 2011. She is the director of web-based dance film initiative Any Dance Any Screen,
Currently a JUMP mentee working with mentor Samuel James and choreographer Adelina Larsson to create “No Place”, a dance-video installation for showing in June 2012. She is also working on “Hourglass, a Mexican-Austrlian collaboration heading in final stage development in Mexico in 2012 with prominent Mexican composers and artists Jose Luis Garcia Nava, Ivan Puig and Rodrigo Sigal.
Ballet: Image courtesy of Sarah Kaur
Sarah is a founding member of crowd-sourcing art collective Polyartistry, and was engaged with Opera Australia to create a series of ‘mini video operas’ with Western Sydney communities in 2011. On an Asialink Residency to spend 4 months in Singapore with Maya Dance Theatre creating dance films exploring individuals navigating, neglecting or negating their assigned ethnic identity in everyday interactions. She recently made the video dance component of Canberra-based choreographer Liz Lea’s “In Flight” for performances in the National Library of Australia. She presented at the Vision and Sound Conference in Mexico in with collaborator Nicole Canham, and as a duo are creating a work with electro-acoustic composers at the University of Huddersfield in June 2012. As a dancefilm curator, Sarah programmed for the 23rd Singapore International Film Festival, and was mentored by Erin Brannigan, to put on “In the Box” a screendance event for Australian Dance Week 2011. She is the director of web-based dance film initiative Any Dance Any Screen,
Currently a JUMP mentee working with mentor Samuel James and choreographer Adelina Larsson to create “No Place”, a dance-video installation for showing in June 2012. She is also working on “Hourglass, a Mexican-Austrlian collaboration heading in final stage development in Mexico in 2012 with prominent Mexican composers and artists Jose Luis Garcia Nava, Ivan Puig and Rodrigo Sigal.
Ballet: Image courtesy of Sarah Kaur
Kimmo Vennonen: Sound Artist

Kimmo is involved in many activities combining music and electronics. He works from his sound design, CD mastering & music production studio in Gorman House Arts Centre, Canberra City. He has a diverse base of clients in the arts, from the Canberra region and beyond.
Since 1991 Kimmo has worked extensively as sound designer for local theatre companies, in particular the work of Boris Kelly and Monica Barone, for Jigsaw Theatre Company with Greg Lissaman (including The Blue Roof, Lost Thing and Vin) and Canberra Youth Theatre with Pip Buining (including Comfort, TANK & Retrieval). Often this entailed periods of work for a month or more, from creative development through to site specific sound installation and even live operation. In 1992 he undertook a Graduate Diploma in Music (Computer Music) at the ANU Australian Centre for Arts and Technology supervised by David Worrall, specialising in immersive sound. This included public performances in a geodesic dome, collaborating with video artists and other musicians. He was an ANU Visiting Fellow 1995-1998 further researching immersive sound. This work also led to Kimmo undertaking various sound sculpture commissions in nature parks (including Tidbinbilla Visitors Centre) and public places (including the Bureau of Statistics foyer and the National Museum of Australia). Another thread was the work with the late sculptor Neil Roberts, especially the piece Transmission Tower commissioned for the Adelaide Festival in 1992. In 2002 with Avatar Space Design he worked on a large dome installation Alien Garden in Floriade funded by the ArtsACT and other sponsors. Since 1999 he also has an extensive history of work with dance companies like QL2 and with aerial artist Janine Ayres.
Kimmo looks forward to much more collaboration and exploration in music and arts and strives to keep his creative ground fertile. He is deeply committed to his professional practice that spans the genres and works to ensure that every activity is open, sustainable and energising for all involved. Informed by this, he looks forward to working with the team on realising the vision for "Anthology".
Since 1991 Kimmo has worked extensively as sound designer for local theatre companies, in particular the work of Boris Kelly and Monica Barone, for Jigsaw Theatre Company with Greg Lissaman (including The Blue Roof, Lost Thing and Vin) and Canberra Youth Theatre with Pip Buining (including Comfort, TANK & Retrieval). Often this entailed periods of work for a month or more, from creative development through to site specific sound installation and even live operation. In 1992 he undertook a Graduate Diploma in Music (Computer Music) at the ANU Australian Centre for Arts and Technology supervised by David Worrall, specialising in immersive sound. This included public performances in a geodesic dome, collaborating with video artists and other musicians. He was an ANU Visiting Fellow 1995-1998 further researching immersive sound. This work also led to Kimmo undertaking various sound sculpture commissions in nature parks (including Tidbinbilla Visitors Centre) and public places (including the Bureau of Statistics foyer and the National Museum of Australia). Another thread was the work with the late sculptor Neil Roberts, especially the piece Transmission Tower commissioned for the Adelaide Festival in 1992. In 2002 with Avatar Space Design he worked on a large dome installation Alien Garden in Floriade funded by the ArtsACT and other sponsors. Since 1999 he also has an extensive history of work with dance companies like QL2 and with aerial artist Janine Ayres.
Kimmo looks forward to much more collaboration and exploration in music and arts and strives to keep his creative ground fertile. He is deeply committed to his professional practice that spans the genres and works to ensure that every activity is open, sustainable and energising for all involved. Informed by this, he looks forward to working with the team on realising the vision for "Anthology".
Matthew Scott: Production and Technical Artist

Matty Scott has an extensive technical theatre and audio visual background, his expertise has insured the realisation of many site-based theatrical events including Collapse by the Melbourne based, Red Cabbage Collective.
Highlights include production management of The St Petersburg Ballet; Technical properties and puppetry for Disney; Tour co-ordinator for the St Kilda Film Festival. Matty has lent his technical know-how to the The Comedy Festival, Melbourne Festival, Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne Museum, Adelaide Festival, Next Wave Festival to name but a few....
For MegaFun, Matty has worked on numerous creative endeavours including ACMI interactive, Lucy Guerin Inc, MONA FOMA and Anthony Hamilton's Black Projects. Matty provides technical and maintenance support to a large range of on-site interactive exhibits and works to implement and maintain numerous Public Artworks and commissions.
Red Cabbage, Collapse: Image courtesy of Matty Scott
Highlights include production management of The St Petersburg Ballet; Technical properties and puppetry for Disney; Tour co-ordinator for the St Kilda Film Festival. Matty has lent his technical know-how to the The Comedy Festival, Melbourne Festival, Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne Museum, Adelaide Festival, Next Wave Festival to name but a few....
For MegaFun, Matty has worked on numerous creative endeavours including ACMI interactive, Lucy Guerin Inc, MONA FOMA and Anthony Hamilton's Black Projects. Matty provides technical and maintenance support to a large range of on-site interactive exhibits and works to implement and maintain numerous Public Artworks and commissions.
Red Cabbage, Collapse: Image courtesy of Matty Scott
Joe Woodward: Performing Artist

Joe Woodward is an independent theatre producer, writer, director and teacher. He began his professional career in 1977 at La Boite Theatre as part of the professional theatre in education team and was Coordinator in 1979. As part of David Bates and Joe Woodward (1980 - 1984), he became Co-Owner/Manager (with David Bates) of Pie In The Sky Theatre and Bar (P.I.T.S.) 1981 – 1984. He was Artistic Director and Executive Officer of Stagecoach Theatre School for nine years and is currently Coordinator of Performing Arts at Daramalan College in Canberra. As Artistic Director of Shadow House PITS, Woodward explores the “shadow from the cracks in the cultural psyche” through theatre creation, presentation and writing. With over twenty-five produced plays to his credit, texts are now being produced in locations around the globe. Scripts are available at: www.shadowhousepits.com.au. As a performer, Woodward specializes in live play and poetry reading, radio plays and voice overs while creating innovative live performances such as “Theatre In A Car” and “Trinculo’s Bathtub”. As a director, he is at home with a diverse range of styles from comedy, surreal drama, dance, image based work and the darker strains of “theatre of cruelty”. His most recently produced play was “Our Lady By The Beach Over The Sea” at The Canberra Theatre Centre Courtyard Studio.
Caroline Simone O'Brien: Performing Artist
Caroline Simone O’Brien
Caroline is a pun addict and award winning Actor who has worked across Australia, the UK and USA (represented in Melbourne, Sydney and LA). An Actors Centre Australia graduate she has trained with Ivanna Chubbuck, Groundlings, Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade and Robert D’Vanzo. Before acting, she worked for the United Nations and is still a keen human rights advocate and international politics junky. A firm believer in the power of storytelling and creativity she writes, directs and teaches. She was recently been published in the European Commission’s tribute to East Timor’s 10 years of Independence. Currently playing Joan, the national brand ambassador for Office Choice, she gained street cred with her younger students as a puppeteer in Jigsaw’s Elohgulp, and the Sydney Morning Herald called “her range of emotion impressive (her yelling is very accomplished)” as a struggling new Mum in the premiere of And Then There Were Three. Her production company is in post-production with three shorts.
You can find more at www.facebook.com/CarolineActor or @CarolineActor and grab support at her community for wild, juicy Creatives at www.facebook.com/TheArtistsWayGroup
Caroline is a pun addict and award winning Actor who has worked across Australia, the UK and USA (represented in Melbourne, Sydney and LA). An Actors Centre Australia graduate she has trained with Ivanna Chubbuck, Groundlings, Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade and Robert D’Vanzo. Before acting, she worked for the United Nations and is still a keen human rights advocate and international politics junky. A firm believer in the power of storytelling and creativity she writes, directs and teaches. She was recently been published in the European Commission’s tribute to East Timor’s 10 years of Independence. Currently playing Joan, the national brand ambassador for Office Choice, she gained street cred with her younger students as a puppeteer in Jigsaw’s Elohgulp, and the Sydney Morning Herald called “her range of emotion impressive (her yelling is very accomplished)” as a struggling new Mum in the premiere of And Then There Were Three. Her production company is in post-production with three shorts.
You can find more at www.facebook.com/CarolineActor or @CarolineActor and grab support at her community for wild, juicy Creatives at www.facebook.com/TheArtistsWayGroup
The Cashews: Alison Procter and Peter Lyon
The Cashews are contemporary acoustic nuts.
They describe their music as original, indie-folk.
Quirky, catchy, melodious, grounded original songs with a lingering social conscience.
As Canberra’s most unambitious band, the Cashews play gigs mostly around Canberra. In addition to pub gigs, cafe gigs, baptisms, book launches, bar mitzvahs and other special events, the Cashews like organising“Guerrilla Gigs” in scenic public areas, for which the location is not made public until an hour before. To add to the excitement they usually have another band playing and, when the weather’s good, these quiet, intimate, acoustic gigs can be lovely, if you’re in to that sort of thing!
The Cashews CD Small Ponds is available on itunes.
Thunderstone
Aboriginal Cultural and Land Management Services
Thunderstone (Murungul Gurubung) has been established to accurately reflect the past, present (and future) culture of the Ngunawal people. As with many other Aboriginal cultures, the Ngunawal people have passed down traditional knowledge from generation to generation through word of mouth and Dreamtime stories. Through this website, the Ngunawal people hope to educate the wider community about the rich history and cultural practices of the Ngunawal people, as well as impart the importance of preserving and protecting this culture from being lost or destroyed. We all can play a part in ensuring that Ngunawal culture exists for future generations.
The Ngunawal people are the Indigenous Australian inhabitants whose traditional lands encompass much of the area now occupied by the city of Canberra and the surrounding Australian Capital Territory.
When first encountered by European settlers in the 1820s, the Ngunawal people lived in an area roughly bounded by what is now the towns of Braidwood, Goulburn, Boorowa, Harden, Gundagai and Cooma. The Ngunawal people are neighbours of the Yuin (on the coast), Ngarigo (south east of Canberra), Wiradjuri (to the west of Yass) and Gundungurra (to the north) peoples.
Murungul meaning “thunder” and Gurubung meaning “stone” in Ngunawal language.
Tyronne Bell
Tyronne is the youngest of seven children and grew up in Yass, learning traditional culture from his father Don Bell (senior). Challenging early experiences helped shape his lifelong passion for the advancement of Aboriginal issues. Tyronne has become a strong advocate for the recognition of Aboriginal culture and language, in particular, the culture and language of the Ngunawal people.
Tyronne also has connections with the non-Indigenous community and has been deeply involved in many community-based activities and projects over the years. His knowledge of the local region is considerable. Tyronne has lived on Country all his life.
GOLD Dancers: (Growing Old Disgracefully)

Established by Canberra Dance Theatre in 2011 the GOLD Company have become a dedicated company of people exploring movement and choreography to stimulate heart, mind and soul. Ranging in age from 55 – 85 this company of people are sure to warm your hearts and thrill your minds. In 2013 they present their first full length work, Life is a work of art' at the National Gallery of Australia on the 29th and 30th June. In 2014 they plan to tour to Europe. They are delighted to be part of the Anthology project.
Canberra Dance Theatre
Directed by Liz Lea Canberra Dance Theatre (CDT) is Canberra's leading non-profit community dance company. To be a distinct and integral component of a vibrant, diverse and sustainable dance culture in the ACT region through the delivery of inclusive dance education and performance. We provide quality dance education, dance performance, and engagement with local artists and organisations. This integration of professional and community practice is a defining and unique aspect of the company’s 35 year history.
Image courtesy of Lorna Sim
Canberra Dance Theatre
Directed by Liz Lea Canberra Dance Theatre (CDT) is Canberra's leading non-profit community dance company. To be a distinct and integral component of a vibrant, diverse and sustainable dance culture in the ACT region through the delivery of inclusive dance education and performance. We provide quality dance education, dance performance, and engagement with local artists and organisations. This integration of professional and community practice is a defining and unique aspect of the company’s 35 year history.
Image courtesy of Lorna Sim
CADA Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art

CADA is recognised as the national capital’s actor training institute. CADA’s mission is to build a generation of performers through a sense of self and story - acknowledging that actors are some of society’s boldest storytellers and culture-makers. Run by playwright Elizabeth Avery Scott and actor-director James Scott, along with a staff of professional actors, directors, writers and producers, CADA now offers nationally accredited actor training programs to Advanced Diploma level. Two-time winner of the Canberra BusinessPoint Award’s ‘Creative and Design’ section (2011 & 2012), CADA has also seen its staff and graduates cast in, and win awards in, local and national stage and screen opportunities.
CADA also delivers a range of children’s programs, believing that there are many social and personal benefits to involvement in dramatic art from a young age.
CADA’s patron is Mr William Zappa, one of Australia’s most distinguished and best-loved actors.
CADA also delivers a range of children’s programs, believing that there are many social and personal benefits to involvement in dramatic art from a young age.
CADA’s patron is Mr William Zappa, one of Australia’s most distinguished and best-loved actors.
Design Edge: Fiona Edge

Design Edge has been in business since 1992, with a commitment to quality design on time and budget.
An excellent reputation within the industry has been demonstrated and DesignEdge adheres to the
Australian Graphic Design Association’s ( AGDA ) Code of Ethics.
DesignEdge services a wide range of clients from Government Departments right through to small
businesses, and is committed to producing graphic design which effectively promotes the client’s message.
Fiona Edge is the owner and principle designer for DesignEdge. Fiona has been a member of the Australian
Graphic Design Association since 1991, a Council Member since 2000 including Vice President.
An excellent reputation within the industry has been demonstrated and DesignEdge adheres to the
Australian Graphic Design Association’s ( AGDA ) Code of Ethics.
DesignEdge services a wide range of clients from Government Departments right through to small
businesses, and is committed to producing graphic design which effectively promotes the client’s message.
Fiona Edge is the owner and principle designer for DesignEdge. Fiona has been a member of the Australian
Graphic Design Association since 1991, a Council Member since 2000 including Vice President.
Documentary Maker: Megan Watson

Megan is an independent filmmaker and screenwriter. She specialises
in directing documentaries and short form narrative. Her work explores the
connections of people to the landscape in which they live be that physical,
emotional or intellectual. She looks at contemporary issues and the human
condition through everyday events and historic influences thus tapping into the
subliminal motivation and influences that form our characters.
Megan is currently exploring experimental documentary formats and the emotional
effects of colour, light and movement in film. Influences include Len Lye, Man Ray
and Marcel Duchamp.
A writer of short fiction and poetry she has been published in a variety of
anthologies and online publications including: First (University of Canberra), RMIT
Twitter poetry (via Twitter), Poetry 4 U (RMIT Media and Communications) and
Tangent (University of Sydney).
Megan is in her final year of a Bachelor of Media Arts and Production from
the University of Canberra.
Rose Marin: Supporting Visual Artist

Rose is a practising artist and principal of KickYourMaster Studio which has delivered a diverse array of community arts projects for the past 15 years. She has received national recognition for her community arts projects; including two Imagine Awards from Museums and Galleries NSW. Rose is a qualified Visual Art teacher who has worked as an educator in schools, aged care facilities, disabilities services and through TAFE NSW and Southern Cross University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts from Newcastle University and a Graduate Diploma in Teaching from The University of Western Sydney. She moved to Canberra in 2013 to take up the role of Program Coordinator at the National Gallery of Australia.