So there's this quiz show on the ABC (Australia's national broadcaster) that I rather enjoy called Hard Quiz. It's hosted by an entertainingly prickly comedian (Tom Gleeson) and starts with four contestants per show, the schtick being that they each have an "expert subject" to be quizzed on. The first round features each contestant being given ( Read more... )

Quick run down of stuff I've been seeing, just in case anyone would like to chat about it :D

- Arcadia (by Tom Stoppard) at the Opera House - it featured one of the lead actors from Holding the Man (Ryan Corr), and I wanted to see whether he could actually do stage. Turns out that he can, as could everyone else up there, which was nice. I'm not ( Read more... )

You know how I said it didn't matter to me whether London Spy made sense, because it was so lovely? I LIED. IT TURNS OUT IT MATTERS RATHER A LOT *g*. Surprisingly, I'm not even as invested in the survival of the characters as much as I am in a PLOT THAT MAKES SENSE. On some level. Any level. Sigh. So tell me, why didn't they just kill Danny to ( Read more... )

I am getting almost nothing done today, so I might as well give up and write something thoroughly non-academic *g*

Went to see Matilda (songs by Tim Minchin) a couple of weeks back. I only checked for tickets on the off chance, since it was about two weeks to opening, and I expected it would be pretty much sold out. And it was, but for some ( Read more... )