31 July 2013

Literature

i am pilgrim

People don’t get arrested for murder; they get arrested for not planning it properly. The planning of the murder being investigated at the beginning of I AM PILGRIM is perfect. Text book perfect. And the enigmatic character brought in to …

Literature

tampa

The protagonist of Alissa Nutting’s already notorious novel, TAMPA, is a sexual predator whose libido is a deformed thing to be kept chained up in the attic of the mind…to only be fed in secret after dark.

The lady with …

Literature

the stalking of julia gillard

THE STALKING OF JULIA GILLARD by Kerry-Anne Walsh published by Allen & Unwin just before Ms. Gillard’s fall from office is no less impactful now that we have a change of regime, indeed, its insights are perhaps even more relevant …

Theatre

blind tasting

‘In wine there is truth and laughter’. So goes the promo line for local playwright Paul Gilchrist’s new play.  One can also add now, – out of wine one can also make a very appealing work of contemporary theatre. BLIND …

Theatre

hairspray

Bright, bold and colourful with HUGE ensemble numbers this is a fabulous production of this much fun musical . Readers might be familiar with the 1988 John Waters film or the 2011 live stage version performed at the Lyric (although …

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