Lisa Matthews

Explore the fascinating relationship between author P. L. Travers and her much-loved character, Mary Poppins. This is the story of a complex woman who escaped her upbringing in rural Australia to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, reinventing herself and her past along the way.

THE SHADOW OF MARY POPPINS explores the complex and troubled life of the creator of Mary Poppins, Pamela Travers. The audience will be taken on a journey tracing the parallel lives of Travers and Mary Poppins from their origins through to their transformation from servant to seer. The enigma of Travers is finally revealed in this biography of the creator of one of the most popular characters in children's fiction and film.

This film tells the story of Australia's most neglected bestselling author, Arthur Upfield. Shot on location in the Outback, London and Paris and using rare archival footage, it explores how Upfield came to create the unique and highly controversial fictional hero, Aboriginal detective Napoleon Bonaparte.

Explore the fascinating relationship between author P. L. Travers and her much-loved character, Mary Poppins. This is the story of a complex woman who escaped her upbringing in rural Australia to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, reinventing herself and her past along the way.

Explore the fascinating relationship between author P. L. Travers and her much-loved character, Mary Poppins. This is the story of a complex woman who escaped her upbringing in rural Australia to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, reinventing herself and her past along the way.

THE SHADOW OF MARY POPPINS explores the complex and troubled life of the creator of Mary Poppins, Pamela Travers. The audience will be taken on a journey tracing the parallel lives of Travers and Mary Poppins from their origins through to their transformation from servant to seer. The enigma of Travers is finally revealed in this biography of the creator of one of the most popular characters in children's fiction and film.

THE SHADOW OF MARY POPPINS explores the complex and troubled life of the creator of Mary Poppins, Pamela Travers. The audience will be taken on a journey tracing the parallel lives of Travers and Mary Poppins from their origins through to their transformation from servant to seer. The enigma of Travers is finally revealed in this biography of the creator of one of the most popular characters in children's fiction and film.

This film tells the story of Australia's most neglected bestselling author, Arthur Upfield. Shot on location in the Outback, London and Paris and using rare archival footage, it explores how Upfield came to create the unique and highly controversial fictional hero, Aboriginal detective Napoleon Bonaparte.

This film tells the story of Australia's most neglected bestselling author, Arthur Upfield. Shot on location in the Outback, London and Paris and using rare archival footage, it explores how Upfield came to create the unique and highly controversial fictional hero, Aboriginal detective Napoleon Bonaparte.