The Great Bookclub Poetry Experiment was deemed a great success by all those in attendance (Jan and Anne H – we missed you!). Jan had kindly sent along the comic relief in the form of a Tasmanian teatowel with a lovely little ditty about beer, “The bitter end”. Jinx injected just the right amount of […]

In The Australian today is a report of David Tennant performing in Hamlet. The reviewer for The Times noted: “I’ve seen bolder Hamlets and more moving Hamlets, but few who kept me so riveted throughout”.

Well for someone who likes a good musical I’ve discovered I was a little dopey when it came to Oklahoma. I always thought that the big showstopping title number was the finale…but it seems not. (I’m guessing the majority of the cast were aware of this long before me!) As we worked our way through […]

How often does junk email prove to make your day? Well, this morning I was excited to receive an email from Threadless telling me the reprint I had requested some months ago was being produced this week. The original purchase was thrown out along with lots of other clothes and all my shoes – ruined […]

I see a great Russian writer has died. Maybe I should now finally make myself read Ivan Denisovich. (Why did the ABC website post this under “Entertainment” I wonder?) On a very shallow note, whenever I hear the phrase “Russian writer” I always think of the Seinfeld episode where Elaine made a fool of herself, […]

I see a great Russian writer has died. Maybe I should now finally make myself read Ivan Denisovich. (Why did the ABC website post this under “Entertainment” I wonder?) On a very shallow note, whenever I hear the phrase “Russian writer” I always think of the Seinfeld episode where Elaine made a fool of herself, […]

At first I was really excited that our bookclub this week was going to be “our favourite poem”. However, after skipping through some poetry over the weekend I realised the impossibility of such a task. For me it’s like asking “what’s your favourite song?” – a question which I am really unable to answer. It […]

At first I was really excited that our bookclub this week was going to be “our favourite poem”. However, after skipping through some poetry over the weekend I realised the impossibility of such a task. For me it’s like asking “what’s your favourite song?” – a question which I am really unable to answer. It […]

It was a fairly light afternoon at rehearsal today for me. We worked over Farmer and the Cowman again – revising what was blocked on Thurday night. Following that there is a long section of dialogue (the auction) which meant no music and I could have a pleasant sit down and watch the proceedings. Up […]

Just finished watching the Broadway Musical documentary. The last couple of episodes took us up to 2004 when Wicked had just opened on Broadway. I’m wondering if I’m in the minority, never having been particularly fascinated with the Wizard of Oz mythology in its movie form. I agree the Over the Rainbow is a classic […]