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Sarah French Sarah French i(A28009 works by)
Born: Established: 1969 ;
Gender: Female
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1 Intersectionality And The Australian Theatre Industry : In Conversation With Candy Bowers Sarah French (interviewer), 2019 single work interview
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 75 2019; (p. 46-71)

'After graduating with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts, Acting degree from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2001, she rose to prominence as co-creator and performer in the cult hip-hop comedy act Sista She (with Sarah Ward, Kim 'Busty Beatz' Bowers, DJ Jonah and sometimes double bassist Thomas Butt), who toured Australia from 2003 to 2008. [...]Candy has worked as an actor on Australia's mainstages and starred in television sketch comedy shows, but is most well known for her original independent theatre works, including Who's That Chik? (2009), MC Platypus and Queen Koala (2012-13), Hot Brown Honey Burlesque (2013-15), Australian Booty (2012-19) and One the Bear (Arts Centre Melbourne/ Sydney Opera House 2019). Candy is currently a part of the British Council of the Arts INTERSECT UKAustralia peer mentorship initiative, she holds a MentorLA Fellowship interning with Peter Saji, is the showrunner of Black-ish (US TV series) in Los Angeles, and is also in the early stages of her first feature film with Arena Media. In high school, my debating teacher pushed my skills by throwing me in teams with senior students so by the time l was fourteen, I was winning wholeschool public speaking contests against seventeen-year-olds.' (Publication abstract)

1 Viewing the Burlesque Hour : The Pleasures of the Masochistic Gaze Sarah French , Georgina Boucher , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 63 2013; (p. 6-23)
'The Burlesque Hour, created by Moira Finucane and Jackie Smith, brings together a diverse range of Australian and international performers, who employ a variety of di!erent performance styles yet share an interest in exploring issues of sexuality and gender and in utilising what Finucane describes as a 'burlesque sensibility'. The Burlesque Hour is one of Australia's most popular, successful and critically acclaimed burlesque shows. It has performed nationally and internationally since 2004 and at the time of writing is touring Australia under the title 'Caravan Burlesque'. While the majority of vignettes that make up the show originated in small clubs and avant-garde theatre venues, The Burlesque Hour has propelled them into visibility, leading small-scale, experimental works to be seen by over 90,000 spectators worldwide.3 The performance is immensely entertaining and pleasurable and also frequently provocative, confronting and challenging. It occupies an interesting position within contemporary burlesque in that it departs from the 'tassels and tease' style of much new burlesque and maintains a decidedly subversive agenda.' (Publication abstract)
1 Creating Cultural Heat in the Burlesque Hour : An Interview with Moira Finucane Sarah French , 2013 single work interview
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 63 2013; (p. 121-127)
1 Bullet Proof i "Once you know that Sigel's father was killed in a robbery the year", Sarah French , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 55 no. 2 2010; (p. 196)
1 Away i "In the hospital car park it was importatnt", Sarah French , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 23 2009; (p. 84)
1 Remington Sarah French , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Dotdotdash , Spring no. 1 2009; (p. 41)
1 Blue World Away i "My mother's tongue", Sarah French , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , January no. 32 2009;
1 Visitations i "There's no face under it all", Sarah French , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , January no. 32 2009;
1 Dog Song i "Old velvet head you are an ache wrapped in fur", Sarah French , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , January no. 32 2009;
1 Wards of the State of Western Australia i "They liked church", Sarah French , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 28 2008; The Best Australian Poetry 2009 2009; (p. 15-16)
1 The Weighing of the Heart and Scar Revision Sarah French , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Indigo , Autumn no. 2 2008; (p. 112-114)

— Review of The Weighing of the Heart : An Anthology of Emerging West Australian Poets 2007 anthology poetry ; Scar Revision Tracy Ryan , 2008 selected work poetry
1 Circa i "In my father's house I must admit", Sarah French , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Voices from the Meadow 2007; (p. 41)
1 Anywhere In the Poem i "I've reached the age of harmless lumps", Sarah French , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Songs Orphans Sing 2007; (p. 32)
1 This Poem's Name Is Mud i "i'm not this poem. i take no responsibility for this poem.", Sarah French , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Songs Orphans Sing 2007; (p. 28)
1 Next-of-Kin i "He was my son, the man said. My son had a beard when he died and", Sarah French , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Songs Orphans Sing 2007; (p. 27)
1 Cott Beach 1979 i "too many of us", Sarah French , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Songs Orphans Sing 2007; (p. 26)
1 Echo i "you can almost be found in clothes", Sarah French , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Songs Orphans Sing 2007; (p. 22)
1 Kiss Off i "He's too old/too sarcastic/too married", Sarah French , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Songs Orphans Sing 2007; (p. 13-14)
1 Driftwood and Child i "An Arthur Streeton", Sarah French , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Songs Orphans Sing 2007; (p. 12)
1 Cipher i "the bed", Sarah French , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Songs Orphans Sing 2007; (p. 8)
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