Category Archives: Culture

A night at the Opera

Posted on March 21, 2012 by John

Our friend Pam Christie rang up and suggested a night at the Opera – Turandot, and arranged some tickets for Monday 19th. We got good seats (ie bloody expensive ones) fairly near the front but on the side a bit. We … Continue reading →

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Ending with a bang, and several whimpers

Posted on January 30, 2012 by John

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 … Continue reading →

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Fun at the Festival

Posted on January 25, 2012 by John

We binged out on Sydney Festival tickets this year so we’ve been having a big dose of culture. First was Briefs at the Spiegeltent in Parramatta. Bizarre boys-only burlesque with a very sexy tranny as MC. Whoever thought plate-spinning could … Continue reading →

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