My dear old Mum would have loved what Rene and I saw on Friday night, The Complete Works of Shakespeare - Abridged. It was a hilarious night full of sight gags, one liners and even a couple of digs at The University of Southern Queensland (one guy even attended for TWO whole days and got a degree) - brilliant! The second half of the show was Hamlet, done once, then a second time - this time much faster. Finally, Hamlet done in reverse - quite clever. A couple from Denver and another from Canada were in the audience and sitting suitably far apart whilst well rehearsed ad libbing kept the audience in stitches. The comedian Frank Woodley was one of the stars, but all three actors shone. It's a shame that poor Rene missed about 75% of the dialogue due to the speed of the language, softness of Frank's voice and some Aussie accents, but that's life when you are listening to English as a second language. I had no difficulty at all.
For a review of Shakespeare read this http://www.timeoff.com.au/index.php?area=Encore&pg=29&subarea=151&sel=5292&PHPSESSID=50e42875a52e8c968840014e7c7dca00
This morning Rene and I are off to The Marriott to meet friends from Toowoomba for breakfast. They are down on a 'girls weekend away'. They saw the show 'Queen' last night, which I gather was music from the rock group. Should have been terrific. Must dash.....
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