From the yearly archives: 2018
I’ve been reading The Odyssey; the new translation by Emily Wilson, the first by a woman in English. I received this very handsomely presented hard cover book for Christmas. I’ve tried to read The Odyssey a few times before, but been distracted before getting to the finishing line. Lack of stamina? Poor translations? Who knows. [...]
We’ve seen two plays in February; a good start to our year in the theatre. Especially when you think that while I was working we hardly saw any for years! The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night I read the book on which this play is based a long time ago and clearly [...]
This is the first NGV Triennial, a dedicated exhibition for Melbourne, recurring every three years, to present global contemporary art and design. According to the Editor’s note in the NGV magazine Jan/Feb 2018 it’s loosely narrated around five themes: Virtual, Change, Body, Movement and Time. We went to a members party at which we had [...]
We set off to see Melbourne Opera’s Tristan and Isolde on Monday 5 February 2018 with some trepidation after the first performance on Friday 2 February was cancelled because soprano Lee Abrahmsen was ill. Would she be well enough tonight?! Or would there be another late notice calling it all off? It’s a big thing [...]
During our short stay in Sydney in January we stayed with friends in Drummoyne. Its on the flight path and the noise from the planes is pretty incredible although I suppose you get used to it. We don’t have anything like it in Melbourne. They were pretty constant overhead when we went for a walk [...]
