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NEWS & MULTIMEDIA - UPDATING FANS SINCE 1997
(C) 1997-2019 MaryD - AUSXIP Network
Latest Renee News
09 November 2023
Renee O'Connor
A MESSAGE FROM Renee and House of Bards Theatre Company
Thank you for taking a moment to read this note from us, at the House of Bards Theatre Company! We are honored to share that many of our Cast AND our Creative Team for A Midsummer Night's Dream have been nominated for the Broadway World Regional Theatre Awards. Please vote for us in all categories! Thank you!
Lucy Lawless
- The Great New Zealand Road Trip - Nine Questions With... Lucy Lawless
- My Life is Murder Aussie fans (for those that haven't seen Season 3 on
Acorn or DVD boxset)... Channel 10 will be screening Season 3 with double
episodes on 15 November 2023 on 10 and 10 play.
No news yet on Season 4.
16 October 2023
Due to a family emergency, I will be taking
a few weeks off.
Thank you,
MaryD
18 September 2023
MaryD's Fiction
My
new radio play "Never Too Late" is almost here!!! I've been wanting to write
this since 2017 and here it is. Thursday is the day (or Friday if you are in the
Southern Hemisphere).
Sherri's Playhouse presents, Never Too Late by Mary D Brooks!
Mary D Brooks, brings us the next chapter in lives of Zoe and Eva; Never Too Late;
In the year 2017, the Lambros Family gathers in Sydney, Australia, with the goal of securing a "Yes" vote on the question of whether or not same-sex marriage should be legalized in Australia. A vote that will change people's lives irrevocably.
Tune in here: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/rithebard/2023/09/22/sherris-playhouse-presents-never-too-late-by-mary-d-brooks
5 September 2023
The AUSXIP Charity Auction has ended. HAPPY 28TH ANNIVERSARY XENA!!
(AUSXIP is 27 years old - well technically on the 15 December so a few months to
go)
On behalf of The Starship Foundation and the House of Bards Theatre Co, THANK YOU to everyone who bid/won/supported the auction!
The tentative totals are $11,118
Starship: $6623
House of Bards: $4495
Battle On!
MaryD
27 August 2023
Yes, I'm still alive! Sorry for the quiet nature of the site but it's about to get very busy and exciting! We have nearly 200 items and they are incredibly cool!
The countdown to the 2023 AUSXIP Charity Auction has started! The Auction
Catalog is now available (PDF),
The Auction FAQ is now available.
You have 5 days to go through the extensive catalog (nearly 200 items) and
bookmark them. You either click on the image or the item description to get to
the auction page for the item.
Auction Catalog
https://ausxip.com/auction/AUSXIPAuctionCatalog2023.pdf
Auction FAQ
https://ausxip.com/auction/auction-faq
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE!
BATTLE ON!
MaryD
30 July 2023
Lucy's directorial debut of a documentary about the legendary Margaret Moth in now in post-production.
NEVER LOOK AWAY
Currently in Post-Production
Director: Lucy Lawless
Producers: Matthew Metcalfe,Tom Blackwell,
Lucy Lawless
Editor: Whetham Allpress
New Zealand born CNN
camerawoman Margaret Moth walks on the razor's edge between sanity and
death. Her first assignment with CNN is to cover the riots that followed
Indira Gandhi's assassination in India.
She goes on to cover
conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and fatally, the Bosnian war. In
vivid, emotional detail, we see what Moth saw and how she in turn
changed what we, the television viewer, saw. A rollicking ride through
sex, drugs and war, NEVER LOOK AWAY is war from a female perspective; as
you have never seen it before.
Source:
GFC Films
14 July 2023
Xena Fan Fiction-
Xena Fanfic: It's All Greek To Me by Cheyne Curry (Mel/Janice)
Synopsis: After a year of being in Greece, Janice and Mel return to Mel's home in South Carolina to attend a seasonal family tradition. Not everything goes as planned.
28 June 2023
The WGA Strike - Xena Picket is on TODAY
The WGA Strike: #Xena Picket
is on TODAY (28 June)
Where: NBCU Universal, 3969 Lankershim Blvd, Studio City 91604
Time: PDT 10 am to 2pm
Cast & Writers: Renee O'Connor, Steven L. Sears, Katherine Fugate and more.
Food is being sponsored by Rob Tapert, Lucy Lawless and Katherine Fugate!
Xena costumes are encouraged! Let's show our support for our Xena Writers!
Xenite Memorial Service for Tiger Tyler!
25 June 2023
WGA Strike - Message from Katherine Fugate
- WGA Update:
Katherine Fugate Message Xena Themed Picket Plus Renee, Rob and Lucy
Involved!
Message from Katherine Fugate about the Special PICKET SCHEDULE for next Wednesday, June 28th from 10am to 2pm - It's Xena themed! Renee O'Connor will be there, Rob Tapert, Lucy Lawless and Katherine are sponsoring the lunch!
Xena Art
11 June 2023
WGA Strike - Xena Writers
Renee O'Connor
Upcoming TV Shows
Special Ops: Lioness - Zoe Zaldana, Nicole Kidman AND Morgan Freeman? Oh please! Easiest decision ever about a TV show.
04 June 2023
Happy Pride month to my LGBTQI+ friends! You have enriched my life.
Xena Press
- Parade: TV Spinoffs Better Than The Original - Xena: Warrior Princess
- MSN: TV Shows From The 90s We Still Watch Today - Xena: Warrior Princess
Renee O'Connor
Renee's new art (to raise money for The House of Bards)
- The Tiger (I have a thing for Big Cats and Renee's art)
- The Sea (this is unbelievably STUNNING piece of art!)
- The Turtles!
15 May 2023
Tiger / Rob Tapert
The Bard's Corner
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Bard's Corner Update: Takes Two To Know One by Iseqween (New)
This story imagines what Xena and Gabrielle each might have been up to immediately after Xena's beating in THE GAUNTLET, before they meet in SINS OF THE PAST. Thanks to Xena's Little Bitch for her "Wish Come True" XWP fanfic, which planted the seed for mine. - IQ
2024 Salute To Xena Con
13 May 2023
Xenite Memorial Update - our Beloved Amazon Elder Tiger Has Passed Away on May 13, 2023
It is with a heavy and shattered heart I report that our beloved Amazon
Elder, Tiger passed away after a shocking accident. Today about an hour ago we
lost a dynamic woman, Tiger was 84 years young. She fought her final battle on
May 13, 2023.
The Xenaverse has lost one half of the dynamic duo. Where
Tiger was, her beautiful wife, Marilyn was right beside her. Our hearts are
shattered and there are no words to try to convey our sorrow. Tiger was the
toughest chick I had ever met. Fearless. One of the most amazing humans on the
planet. I loved her and will always love her. To my darling Marilyn, there are
no words to assuage your grief but know that your friends from all over the
world are with you.
Rest in peace our dear Tiger.
05 May 2023
WGA Writer's Strike
AUSXIP Supports the 2023 WGA Writers Strike just like we did in the 2007-2008 strike.
2023 WGA Writers Strike
How can you help the striking writers? This was posted on Twitter and it's a spreadsheet including food supplies
2007-2008 WGA Writers Strike
24 April 2023
2024 Xena Burbank Convention
Adrienne Wilkinson
21 April 2023
Renee O'Connor
Adrienne Wilkinson
20 April 2023
MaryD's Blog
Xena Press
19 April 2023
Message from Renee O'Connor on FB
Hi Friends,
thanks for all the notices about the Facebook site that is pretending to be me. I have reported them. Please stop following or liking the post there (photo of the site is pictured below) because it is DEFINATELY NOT ME. Don't waste your time or energy reading their posts. And for you, little person, who is spending your precious life this way, pretending to be someone else, let it go.
Renee's REAL FB account is located here: https://www.facebook.com/renee.oconnor1
8 April 2023
Message from Adrienne Wilkinson
We have jumped into our 2023 Charity events. The countdown is on, and we need
YOU!
This year is especially close to my heart as our charity raise is
in honor of my sweet pup who recently passed after giving me nearly 17 wonderful
years. With him as inspiration, we are partnering with 3 incredible vets,
supporting emergency veterinary care for those who without assistance would be
unable to afford care and be forced to make terrible choices.
This year
we have 2 juicy offerings:
1) A 2 hour virtual Meet-&-Greet with me!
These have been SO MUCH FUN. They can be used as a fun hang out, a creative
consultation or anything in between. We have ONLY 13 left...so grab yours fast!
Meetings are scheduled as soon as possible, usually within the week, and can
also be purchased as gifts for others. Remember, these are virtual so you can
participate from anywhere around the world.
2) This years charity raffle
is our BIGGEST EVER. We have more than 20 grand prizes - your odds are
outstanding! And wow do we have cool offerings this year. One of a kind, super
rare, even items I didn't know existed!
We currently are 25% sold
out....which means we have a looooong way to go and need your help. I would be
ever so grateful for your participation. There is no limit to the tickets you
can buy (as long as inventory allows) you can also buy tickets as gifts for
others, and items will ship worldwide, so you can participate from anywhere!
Image shows Adrienne being adorable displaying all the loot
***And as
soon as we reach 50% sold out, we will be adding another huge prize to the
mix!*** That means we need 55 more tickets sold to reach this next goal. Can you
help?!
Drawing will be held live on Sunday May 7th at the Xenite
Retreat! This gives us a month to sell out and it would mean the world to me if
we could! Please jump in and grab tickets if you can, and thank you for
spreading the word!
Tickets & info:
http://adriennewilkinson.com/charityevents/
Thank you so much
for joining. I love that we can support the greater good by having a great time
for a great cause.
With so much love,
-Adrienne
25 March 2023
Xena Press Roundup
- Greek Boston Who Were the Maenads of Greek Mythology?
- Unlikely But Iconic TV Duos, Ranked Xena as #1
- Best Recurring Characters on Xena: Warrior Princess, Ranked
Renee O'Connor
- Renee gives an exclusive look into how Puck will be portrayed in the upcoming product of A Midsummer Night's Dream
- House of Bards introduces the creative team for our upcoming play, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
12 March 2023
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I'm stoked to announce that the audio version of Missy Good's Soulmates
series is now available to listen online or download. The audio was produced
by talented voice artist and bard, WordWarrior!
Here's the list of the audio books! You can download them from The Bard's Corner's Missy Good Fanfic Page
25 February 2023
Xena FanFic - The Bard's Corner
I've got some AUSXIP Bard's Corner News that is pretty cool - a new fanfic by Iseqween and Missy Good's Soulmates Series in Audio.
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New Story: CLASSIC FIC: WHAT STORIES ARE FOREVER by Iseqween
The following retrospective builds on my May 2002 "What Stories Are For" and imagines "classic" Xena & Gabrielle discovering themselves in all manner of scrolls long after their life-altering experiences in Japa. Inspired by and dedicated to XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS bards and such enduring fiction sites as the AUSXIP Bard's Corner, Royal Academy of Bards, Tom's Xena Page, and Athenaeum. -- IQ
Melissa Good's SOULMATES Series now available in Audio - Fans of Missy Good's SOULMATES series will have full access to the mp3
files of her Soulmates series which were narrated by WordWarior. They have
been given the greenlight to be hosted on AUSXIP. I'm going to be adding
those in the next couple of days.
18 February 2023
Xena Conventions
16 February 2023
Message from Rob and Lucy
15 February 2023
Happy Birthday Renee!!
Cyclone Gabrielle Batters New Zealand
Well Cyclone Gabrielle has battered New Zealand over the last few days. Unfortunately two people have lost their lives and so many have had major damage to their homes.
Another shocking development was Amber Rhodes (Amber was Renee's double on the show) had her home demolished by Gabrielle.
11 February 2023
Renee O'Connor
The House of Bards News! Renee sent out a new message via her official FB page
April 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 and May 5, 6, 7
Spartacus
07 February 2023
Social Media Update
AUSXIP, AUSXIP Publishing and my personal accounts AUSXIPMaryD and Author account: MaryDBrooks has headed to Spoutible; a new twitter like social media forum. At the moment it's in beta stage but it will be open to subscribers starting 9 February 2023
These are my accounts:
- AUSXIPMaryD: https://spoutible.com/AUSXIPMaryD
- My Author Account: https://spoutible.com/marydbrooks
Lucy Lawless
20 January 2023
Xena
- Xena: Warrior Princess: 6 Reasons Why a Reboot Could Work (& Why It Couldn't)
- How Xena: Warrior Princess Became a Greek Goddess for the '90s
Lucy Lawless
10 January 2023
It is with great sadness to report that an Amazon Elder has passed away.
Joyce Mitchell, aged 76, lost her battle with liver cancer on November 29, 2022.
Update via Jenny Maher and Joyce's niece.
Say not in grief 'she is
no more' but live in thankfulness that she was.
18 December 2022
MaryD's Fiction
My new book "Promise
is a Promise" is being released on 23 December! Check it out.
A
heart-warming romantic comedy promising a night of passionate romance. Zoe
Lambros is on a mission to keep a promise she made to her wife Eva in a refugee
camp in Egypt in 1946! Zoe is on mission of love! Featuring the Illustrations of
Lucia Nobrega and Zoe's Journal!
MaryD Reviews
TV & Movie News
Wonder Woman
Doctor Who
29 November 2022
Xena Press
Xenaverse Art Galleries
20 November 2022
Xena Con
Xena Video
Mighty History Chicks
19 November 2022
Salute to Xena Con
Guest Updates
- Musetta Vander and Claire Stansfield will not be attending the convention
- Katherine Fugate is a new guest for Friday
- Timothy Omundson is also a new guest!
Renee O'Connor
11November 2022
THE
XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS CONVENTION
"EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT" QUICKFIRE
RAFFLE. :)
Win the convention package of your dreams!!
Drawing to be held Nov 14th approximately 7pm pacific time
(will be held
sooner if we sell out sooner).
Loves! The most generous Xena fan ever,
just donated her entire epic November 18-20th 2022 Creation Xena Convention
package to me, to be used to raise funds for families in need. This package is
EVERYTHING you could dream of and it is so big, we are dividing it into 3! We
are doing an immediate quick fire raffle - to rehome these amazing prizes into
the hands of 3 Xenites in the next 2 weeks! Every ticket has a chance at all 3
prizes (we keep pulling names from the hat until all 3 have new homes).
**Update: Another generous Xenite has donated two additional gold weekend
tickers!**
http://www.adriennewilkinson.com/charityevents/
04 November 2022
MaryD's New Book - Wishing Tree
Just in time for Christmas holidays comes a new novella in the Intertwined Souls
series with Eva and Zoe called "Wishing Tree"
It's 1958 in Sydney,
Australia. Eva and Zoe Lambros have finally achieved the family they craved
after the tumult of the last few years. Eva tries to find out what to get Zoe
for her thirtieth birthday and how to tell their daughter, Larissa, about her
unique abilities; she gets inspiration from a comic book heroine. Zoe tangles
with an obnoxious radio host who has taken exception to her art and is unaware
he is about to face a lioness. It's a tale of love, unexpected surprises, and
cherished memories for the Lambros family.
Xena Con News
02 November 2022
Win the ULTIMATE Xena Convention Experience...
Xena Con News
- Salute to Xena Convention Update: Adrienne and Claire Added To Guest List
- Salute to Xena Con Update - Michael and Jennifer Unable To Attend
Renee O'Connor
ICYMI:
17 October 2022
AUSXIP Publishing
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Serene's Spooky Halloween by Arielle Strauss Brueland and Illustrated by
Lucia Nobrega
Serene is a four-year-old Japanese-American girl who lives in Ohio with her moms. She is excited that her cousins will come to visit all the way from Japan, just in time for Halloween! What spooky, silly and mysterious sights will Serene encounter as she goes trick or treating?
MaryD Reviews
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One Last Shot by Kip Wilson
Gerda Taro, a vibrant, headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first woman photojournalist killed in combat.
Renee O'Connor / House of Bards
Lucy Lawless
- Sydney Morning Herald - October 15, 2022: Lucy Lawless considers her future after the 'sassy' Miss Marple
- Interview: Lucy Lawless Talks Season 3 of Hit Mystery Series 'My Life Is Murder' - The Down Under TV Place
- LUCY LAWLESS murder mystery drama MY LIFE IS MURDER returns for a second season tonight on Channel 10
- TCN9 (Australia) - Why Lucy Lawless will never reprise her Xena role
28 September 2022
I'm taking some time off! Will be back in a few weeks
25 September 2022
Xena FanFic
Sarah Lynn DeCuir has sent in two updated fanfics – a Classic Alt and Conqueror stories. Sarah Lynn used to write as Apollo.
16 September 2022
Xenite Memorial
Renee O'Connor
In case you missed the news...
14 September 2022
Xena Musical
07 September 2022
Xena Art
- Added: Patricia Parker's art gallery
- Updated: Saul Trabal's Gallery with new artwork
04 September 2022
AUSXIP Charity Auction
Thank you Xenites for yet another awesome auction result!
Xena
02 September 2022
The 16th Annual AUSXIP Charity Auction is now live!
https://charity.ausxip.com
Xena Art
Renee O'Connor
28 August 2022
AUSXIP Charity Auction
We are nearly there! SEPT 1-4! 16th Annual AUSXIP Charity Auction for The Starship Foundation and The House of Bards Theatre Company. Get ready, it's going to be EPIC! https://charity.ausxip.com
Xena
- SYFI: 'Xena: Warrior Princess' Writer On Xena, Gabrielle, And What It Takes To Make A Centaur SYFY WIRE talked with one of Xena's writers and producers, Steven L. Sears, about what it took to bring the beloved fantasy series to life.
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'Xena: Warrior Princess' Changed New Zealand's Film Industry
Critics hailed the show for its strong female characters. Over two decades later, fans have maintained a cult following. The show remains so popular that an annual convention still occurs in LA...
Lucy Lawless
This is one of those articles where you instantly go... yeah, right. Not happening. Apparently Lucy's Alexa is going to be her last role as an actress <insert eye roll> Acting is in her blood. She won't give it up and she's BRILLIANT at it.
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End scene? Lucy Lawless reveals My Life is Murder role will likely be her
last - NZ Herald 28 August 2022
New Zealand actor Lucy Lawless says her current TV role will likely be her last on our screens. The 54-year-old told Francesca Rudkin on Newstalk ZB's The Sunday Session that she has no acting aspirations beyond playing private investigator Alexa Crowe on My Life is Murder. "I think Alexa may well be my last role. This is it. I love her and I'll keep doing her for a little while ... I don't have a dream of acting out there," she said.
19 August 2022
AUSXIP Charity Auction
It's nearly time for this year's charity auction! We have just over 150 items
and amazing goodies!
Check out the auction catalog, bookmark the items you
like and then have at it when it starts!
Download
the catalog
MaryD's Mighty History Chicks
TV News
Grey's Anatomy
Reboots
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reboot With Black Lead Actress Is Now 'On Pause'
- Ally McBeal Sequel Series With Black Female Lead in the Works at ABC From Grey's Anatomy Writer
10 August 2022
Australia and the world lost two incredible talents this week - Judith
Durham (The Seekers) passed away on August 5 and Olivia Newton-John passed away
on August 8, 2022. Incredible loss to the world.
AUSXIP Charity Auction
- The catalog of goodies on the 16th Annual AUSXIP Charity Auction will be dropping next week. I keep trying to release it but keep getting more stuff which only pushes the catalog release back. It's a nice problem to have!
- Registrations are now open BUT they will close soon. Sign up now or miss out https://charity.ausxip.com
Renee O'Connor
- Renee is directing a new House of Bards production in November 2022. HOB will be bringing George Orwell's 1984 to the stage! Renee has announced the new show on her official instagram account. Read more here
Lucy Lawless
A League of their Own
more news, click here for archived news