It’s Saturday morning and I’m listening to a bit of jazz on the new ABC Digital Service, Dig Jazz which I think is very good. It’s music to my ears! I’ve been meaning to update this diary for a couple of weeks, but have been dealing with a procrastination problem, both at work and in my own life… although I have been busy in both regards. I’ve also overcome the procrastination. I did a brave…
I love Dorothy Parker and I love Stephen Sondheim, so presumably if both were combined in a cabaret production I’d be extremely happy. Colin and I found out about this production while attending a terrific play at The Stables called Strangers In Between. During intermission we got to chatting with a woman who was in the show called Buster Skeggs who seemed absolutely lovely. We exchanged cards and a few days later a brochure for…
The premise for “The Violet Hour” is that in 1919, a fledgling publisher John Pace Seavering has two manuscripts, but lacks the funds to publish both. The difficult choice he faces is further complicated by the arrival of a machine which magically prints books from the future, including ones which deal with his life. With such a premise, the notion of a clear and consistent narrative goes out the window. This was a play about…
This is one of the most amazing films I have ever seen. Although ostensibly the film deals with the decline, fall and suicide of Adolf Hitler, it’s about much more than that. Indeed, Hitler’s suicide occurs at about two thirds to three quarters of the way through the film, with the remainder concerned with the downfall (and perhaps redemption) of other characters. I thought Bruno Ganz, who played Hitler, was terrific. Aside from the occasional…
Influence is the latest – and possibly the final work – from Australian playwright, David Williamson. The last Williamson play I’d seen was Birthrights in June 2003 which was concerned a family – a fairly independent mother and her two daughters – and dealt with the decision of one daughter to bear a child for her sister and the complications that result from that as the child gets older and as the one who bore…
It’s Saturday afternoon and I’ve just woken up from a brief nap. It’s been an incredibly busy week and so I thought a brief nap was in keeping with my efforts until the phone rang and then, my mobile rang at the same time which I interpreted as a sign that I probably shouldn’t waste too much of my Saturday, even though I have been tired today. That said, I’ve woken up and I’m feeling…