Friday night at the theatre

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Its been two weeks back at work since Christmas, and in normality for Sydney in January, the weather is beautiful - the skies are blue, the sun is shining and its only a little bit humid and sticky.

Still, I'm hoping that a new year will bring a new outlook on life for most of the city. News reports this week were of 44,000 people having lost their jobs in December. Although the reports have been slightly distorted with temporary christmas staff, this is a huge number of job losses in one short month. Things are certainly tough. Yesterday there was a report in the SHM of a former car salesman who is now selling the Big Issue to pay his bills. Its a terrible fall for some people. On the converse this week was an advert for arguably the best job in the world - if you remember the Carlsberg adverts a few years ago, this would be a classic for them - a 6 month contract to live on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays and reports via a travel blog on the outstanding beauty of the area, the wide range of things to do, and to generally entice tourists to the area. Interested? See for more information

Last night, Cath and I went to the Opera House to see The Burlesque Hour. It was a show that had sold out very quickly when they appeared here last in the Spiegeltent, and I was desperate to get tickets for this season. It was in th Studio theatre of the Opera House which has a floor area and an upstairs, small tiered seating area. We were fortunate enough to have seats at a table on the floor, although not right at the front (which in hindsight was a good thing). Whilst I won't ruin the show for anyone who may be going, I'd certainly advise on reading the reviews to that you know what to expect and
Sorry no photos to upload, but seeing is believing.

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