Last week - which now feels like a million years ago - I saw Hamlet by the Bell Shakespeare Company at the Sydney Opera House. (Now all public performances there are cancelled, due to the COVID-19 situation, until at least the end of the month.)

I know Hamlet is supposed to be the pinnacle of Shakespeare, but I've never felt particularly compelled ( Read more... )

Last month, I went down to Melbourne to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Apparently it's only the third city in the world to get the play, after London and New York. I can see why it's not very portable - the staging must require a load of special sets, and the Princess Theatre was renovated to make it possible ( Read more... )

Julius Caesar is my favourite Shakespeare play. I first saw it in 2011, and at the time, it was so relevant. Now in 2018, it still feels so relevant.

I saw it at the Sydney Opera House two weeks ago. Bell Shakespeare has a new touring production. The reviews have been lukewarm, but I wanted to see it anyway because (1) it's my fave, and (2) ( Read more... )

In February, I went to see the Bell Shakespeare Company's production of Richard 3 at the Opera House. The main reason I wanted to see it was, Richard was being played by Kate Mulvany, who really impressed me as Cassius in Julius CaesarI went in knowing almost nothing about the play or the history, only ( Read more... )

Last weekend, I saw Julius Caesar performed by the Bell Shakespeare Company at the Opera House. It's nearly my favourite Shakespeare play, after King Lear, and I've been hanging out for ages for the chance to see it on stage ( Read more... )

Saw the stage adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Men At Arms last night at the Seymour Centre. His books make great plays, and this one was no exception. If you're not familiar with it, Men At Arms is "a Discworld detective story about a gun, monarchy, racial tension and class struggle in a thrilling blend of comedy, fantasy and social commentary." If ( Read more... )

Pratchett fans who live in Sydney might be interested in checking this out:

"Thee More Pork Players's much awaited follow up production to our 2003 production of Guards! Guards! has arrived! Wyrd Sisters will be staged at the Fig Tree Theatre at UNSW from Tuesday December 7th to Saturday December 11th, 2004 at 8pm, with a matinee performance ( Read more... )

It feels more than a little weird, after these weeks of constant pressure, to wake up and not have a word count hanging over you. It's been my primary focus for an entire month, and I feel a little unbalanced now that it's gone. I do want to get back into my other projects, which have been sorely neglected. For one thing, I'd like to finish the ( Read more... )

Word count:

Today - 2492
Total - 35169

If you're a Terry Pratchett fan and you live in Sydney, then this week is your chance to catch a live performance of the play Guards! Guards!. All the details are on the website.

I'll definitely be going - the only other Pratchett play I've ever seen is Mort. It's frustrating when I see a Pratchett play ( Read more... )