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Sydney Morning Herald
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Every empty seat is a missed opportunity': QPAC's new boss brings back kids' festival Out of the Box
Rachel Healy has strong views on the role of theatre on impressionable young minds. At the age of eight she was taken by her parents to see the musical Annie at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Her mind was blown. 'I wanted to be on stage with those orphans,' she admits. Healy's first job out of the University of South Australia was assistant editor at youth arts magazine Lowdown, where one of her earliest topics was QPAC's brand new biennial children's festival, Out of the Box. Some 33 years later, Healy is now QPAC's chief executive, and one of her tasks has been bringing back Out of the Box after a seven-year hiatus. 'It probably should have come back in '23 or '24, but every organisation was rebuilding after COVID, including QPAC,' Healy says. Out of the Box is a six-day event (Tuesday to Sunday, June 17-22) showcasing seven mainstage shows for kids, plus over a dozen workshops and activities, held in QPAC's theatres, event spaces, and at the State Library and QAGOMA. Shows include adaptations of kids' books The Gruffalo and Gurril Storm Bird, while workshops cover mindfulness, dance, a Bluey Puppetry Workshop and a cooking workshop in the kitchens of QPAC's fancy restaurant, Lyrebird.
The Age
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘Every empty seat is a missed opportunity': QPAC's new boss brings back kids' festival Out of the Box
Rachel Healy has strong views on the role of theatre on impressionable young minds. At the age of eight she was taken by her parents to see the musical Annie at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Her mind was blown. 'I wanted to be on stage with those orphans,' she admits. Healy's first job out of the University of South Australia was assistant editor at youth arts magazine Lowdown, where one of her earliest topics was QPAC's brand new biennial children's festival, Out of the Box. Some 33 years later, Healy is now QPAC's chief executive, and one of her tasks has been bringing back Out of the Box after a seven-year hiatus. 'It probably should have come back in '23 or '24, but every organisation was rebuilding after COVID, including QPAC,' Healy says. Out of the Box is a six-day event (Tuesday to Sunday, June 17-22) showcasing seven mainstage shows for kids, plus over a dozen workshops and activities, held in QPAC's theatres, event spaces, and at the State Library and QAGOMA. Shows include adaptations of kids' books The Gruffalo and Gurril Storm Bird, while workshops cover mindfulness, dance, a Bluey Puppetry Workshop and a cooking workshop in the kitchens of QPAC's fancy restaurant, Lyrebird.
Irish Examiner
09-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Jewellery worth €250,000 under the hammer at two-week auction
A two-week auction of some of Ireland's finest jewellery valued at more than €250,000 is underway at the new Dublin office of auction house Adams Blackrock. The auction runs until May 21, with bidders invited to view items online, as well as in person at Adams Blackrock's new 17 Kildare St site from May 15 -19. The items include a Victorian high carat gold emerald and a diamond cuff, an 18ct gold emerald and diamond cluster ring and a platinum sapphire and diamond bracelet. Adams Blackrock was recently acquired by Belfast-based Ross's Auctioneers and Valuers following an investment of almost €600,000. 'We've secured some fabulous items for this milestone auction as Adams Blackrock relocates to the heart of Dublin," said gemmologist Dr Rachel Healy is the firm's head of jewellery. Adams Blackrock's auction runs until May 21 and buyers can view items in person at Ross's Auctioneers and Valuers in Belfast until May 14 and at Adams Blackrock on Kildare St in Dublin from May 15 to 19.
