Ric Burch stages his story

Ric Birch, the NZ born maestro behind many of the sporting and cultural worlds’ most spectacular events, has published a tell-all autobiography entitled Master of the Ceremonies. Birch has organised the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, the Los Angeles, Barcelona and Sydney Olympics, and the Australian Bicentennial celebrations and 1988 Brisbane Expo, to name but a few. Publishers Allen & Unwin describe the book as “a fascinating insider’s tale of the highs and lows of creating truly unforgettable public spectaculars – a gossipy and fascinatingly entertaining memoir from an author consistently in the public eye.”