Our last Sydney Festival outing was to see Beautiful Burnout, a play about boxing staged by the National Theatre of Scotland. “Sweat, punches, blood and banter. They all fly in this gritty and explosive piece of physical theatre about the most controversial sport of our time.”
We loved it. Very fast, lots of movement – dancing, gymwork and punching! It was good to see a TV favourite – Jackie from Taggart with an impressive role. I’m not sure how the local Aussies coped with the Glaswegian accents, but for me they were a great flashback to my young years in Scotland.
We went early for a drink – and a gourmet hotdog for me and a chicken wrap for Jan – at a special Festival open-air bar just outside the Seymour Centre. The rain stayed away and the atmosphere was good. I think that’s probably enough culture for this summer.
