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Benito Di Fonzo Benito Di Fonzo i(A3280 works by) (a.k.a. Benito N. Di Fonzo)
Born: Established: 1969 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 Hidden Sydney - The Glittering Mile Trevor Ashley , Benito Di Fonzo , Nikki Britton , Ray Badran , Ben Fink , 2016 single work musical theatre

'King Cross is a state of mind.

'No boundaries to its name, no limits to its life.

'But half a century later, has the Cross been crossed out?

'​Hidden Sydney - an immersive cabaret celebrating Kings Cross in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

​'Featuring an all-star ensemble cast including Rob Mills, Virginia Gay, Christa Hughes and Ben Gerrard.

​​​'An immersive, exhilarating and witty cabaret experience set over four floors of “The Nevada”, the former Sydney brothel which boasted the biggest bed in the world.

​'Quick-witted bouncers, madams of the night, drag queens, crooks, entertainers and eccentrics alike relive the world of the Cross during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s....

'Immerse yourself in the stories of Bea Miles, Abe Saffron, Roie The Witch, Standover Jim and the iconic Les Girls. Rub shoulders with the crims and crooks of the day, finishing up with last drinks at the Chevron Silver Spade' (Production summary)

1 A Riff on Keef : The Human Myth Benito Di Fonzo , 2015 single work drama

'Spend an evening with the greatest living myth – rock ‘n’ roll guitar legend, ‘Keef’ Richards – and his motley crew of demons, lovers and fellow music makers, as Keef navigates us through his philosophy on living and the search for the secret chord.

'In this uncharted, unlawful, and unofficial tale, our working-class hero traverses the globe, masterminding bands, coups and crimes, to see how far this riff can take us all.

'Hedonistic and hilariously absurd, this latest theatrical jam from playwright Benito Di Fonzo and director Lucinda Gleeson stars Helpmann Award-winning Terry Serio, a fearless axe-wielder in his own right, as the guitar anti-hero.'

Source: Griffin Independent.

1 Inappropriate Email to a Girl in Melbourne i "Next Monday when you're on the Mascot Line I want you to get off at", Benito Di Fonzo , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Regime , no. 2 2013; (p. 110)
1 The Chronic Ills of Robert Zimmerman AKA Bob Dylan (A Lie) Benito Di Fonzo , 2009 single work drama

'"The Chronic Ills of Robert Zimmerman" is a surrealo-absudist theatrical re-imagining of the life and weird times of folk-rock legend and pop cultural icon Bob Dylan. We follow Bob/Robert as he begins his career by running away from home at ten, twelve, thirteen, fifteen, fifteen-and-a-half, seventeen and eighteen years old. Instructed by Woody Guthrie, he goes in pursuit of a holy grail of songs armed only with a fascist-killing guitar and a dream.

Accidentally renamed Dylan in a New York public hospital, he then encounters, corrupts, jams and gets lost at sea with fellow icons Ginsberg, Lennon, Pound, Eliot, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Billy Bragg, and a hipster-Yiddish speaking Abraham Lincoln (to name a few). Source: /www.rocksurfers.org/ (Sighted 17/02/2010).

1 Part III : 'What For Reality?' i "So anyway, the next day,", Benito Di Fonzo , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 31 2009;
1 Part II : 'Pub' i "So anyway, we gave up on sobriety", Benito Di Fonzo , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 31 2009;
1 Part 1 : Utterly, But Naked i "Well the bankers had taken over the asylum", Benito Di Fonzo , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 31 2009;
1 What For? (Epic Triad Version) Benito Di Fonzo , 2009 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 31 2009;
1 It's a Wild World Benito Di Fonzo , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 May 2009; (p. 13)
1 Haunted Holiday Benito Di Fonzo , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 April 2009; (p. 13)
1 Australians in Rome (the Boys) i "I was introduced", Benito Di Fonzo , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 28 2008;
1 Bums on Seats Benito Di Fonzo , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 July 2008; (p. 13)
1 Extreme Makeover Benito Di Fonzo , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 June 2008; (p. 11)
1 Case Management i "the face of my case manager grows as hard as a blood clot as I explain", Benito Di Fonzo , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2008; (p. 179-181)
1 Psst, Wanna Buy Some Wheat? Benito Di Fonzo , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 August 2007; (p. 15)
1 On Shakespeare Benito Di Fonzo , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 June 2007; (p. 15)
1 Them's the Rules Benito Di Fonzo , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 September 2006; (p. 15)
1 Don't Mention the War Benito Di Fonzo , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 June 2006; (p. 15)

— Review of The Frail Man Anthony Crowley , 2003 single work drama
1 Trivial Pursuit Benito Di Fonzo , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning herald , 13 April 2006; (p. 15)

— Review of Trivia Stephen Vagg , 2006 single work drama
1 1 y separately published work icon Her, Leaving, as the Acid Hits Benito Di Fonzo , Petersham : Independence Jones , 2004 Z1201490 2004 single work poetry
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