AUSXIP NETWORK SITE UPDATES Created 15 December 1996 and maintained by MaryD JANUARY 2024 Click here for the more current news Click here for the more archived news         22 January 2024   ANNOUNCEMENT: Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World Volume 2 – 30th Anniversary Edition To Be Released on September 4, 2025 Since it's almost Xena con week... now would be a good time to announce the upcoming release of "Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World 30th Anniversary Edition!" This is the 2nd Volume and as you will see it's colour coded - going for Xena's Destroyer of Nations colours this time - Purple! Due for release on Xena's 30th Anniversary - 4 September 2025! More info here!   Lucy Lawless / Margaret Moth Doco Reviews The Daily Beast: Lucy Lawless: How Xena Became Sundance's Hottest Director Never Look Away Review: Lucy Lawless' Directorial Debut Images Sundance 2024 Portrait Gallery Featuring Lucy Interviews Video - Lucy Lawless Discusses Her New Documentary About Margaret Moth at Sundance 2024 Never Look Away Director and Legendary Actress Lucy Lawless Discusses Her First Documentary (INTERVIEW)       19 January 2024 Reminder:   More Renee and Steven Sears news.. Renee is directing the show Matilda; The Musical with Steven L Sears as Trunchbull. Don't miss out on that (if you are in the area!) The show is on January 19-21 at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Where: 1935 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Friday, January 19 - 7:30 pm Saturday, January 20 - 2:00 pm Saturday, January 20 - 7:30 pm Sunday, January 21 - 2:00 pm Use Code WebsaleMatilda to get more than 50% off your order!! (Official code) Tickets can be bought from here: https://www.encoresouthbay.org/tickets.html   2024 Xena Con If you are one of the many Xenites headed to California at the end of January to see Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor at the Xena Convention, then the below is a personal invitation from Penny Cavanaugh: I'm hosting an after party on Sunday evening - the last day of Xena Con - and I'd love for you to come along! IT'S FREE!! I've been doing this since 2010, and it's one of my (and many others!) favorite parts of the con. The basic details are: The party starts at 8pm and goes until midnight. There is an OPEN BAR for the first two hours of the party! There's a DJ & a dance floor There will be CUPCAKES! And of course, some surprises! (You know I love surprises!) Interested? Click here to RSVP on facebook and read all the details!   Renee O'Connor   Interviews (Directing) Renee O'Connor on Directing Roald Dahl's MATILDA the Musical for Encore Productions at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Lucy Lawless (Producing / Directing)   Lucy Lawless on Her Margaret Moth Sundance Doc: 'The Spirit of Margaret Grabbed Me by the Scruff of My Neck and Booted Me Through the Door'   16 January 2024   Renee O'Connor a HUGE congratulations to Renee and The House of Bards for winning SIX awards at the 2023 Broadway World Regional Awards: Favorite Local Theatre Company Best Play Best Lighting Design Best Costume Design Best Sound Design Best Theatre for Young Audiences Bravo! More Renee and Steven Sears news.. Renee is directing the show Matilda; The Musical with Steven L Sears as Trunchbull. Don't miss out on that (if you are in the area!) The show is on January 19-21 at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Where: 1935 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Friday, January 19 - 7:30 pm Saturday, January 20 - 2:00 pm Saturday, January 20 - 7:30 pm Sunday, January 21 - 2:00 pm Use Code WebsaleMatilda to get more than 50% off your order!! (Official code) Tickets can be bought from here: https://www.encoresouthbay.org/tickets.html   Adrienne Wilkinson Speaking of Renee... she teamed up with Adrienne to create this incredibly funny tiktok video. Adrienne has a whole series of these clips. Just hysterical. Sit back and enjoy!   @yoadriennew #ohno #shrinkage #moms #solution #fix #xenatok #momsoftiktok #xena #weapon #reneeoconnor ♬ original sound - AdrienneWilkinson.com       01 January 2024   Happy New Year everyone! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. -- Helen Keller May all of you have a spectacular 2024 because 2023 was a horrible year. We have a short time on this planet, we should make the most of it by living it with zeal, letting go of anything or anyone that brings you down, focusing on the present, and showing kindness to those around us   Xenaverse Art New Art: Alexandra and Joel by Saul Trabal in Xena Art Galleries   For more news, click here for archived news