A1

 

Oh yeah....in the first week of October, we opened a show I directed in the Melbourne Fringe Festival. (No, I didn't almost forget....it's just been a while since I've caught up on the blog!)

I had 3 wonderful actors (Josh, Adrian and Paul) who were stoked to tell the story of 3 guys giving away steak and A1 sauce in this little piece called A1 Rolling Steakhouse.

The boys did a great job in rehearsal (a very short  rehearsal period!) and the show kept growing and developing during the season. The last show was definitely the strongest.

It's a bizarre play, and short (8 minutes,) high energy and funny. We were the first show up in a double bill with Samara's show, House by the same playwrigh,t Richard Maxwell.  I think the A1 crew generated a good vibe to kick each night off.

We got a couple of reviews. One lukewarm, and one red hot! Check them out here!

RED HOT

TEPID



Guest Shenanigans

 

 Yep...those are my brownies on the tiered cake platter...there was so much cakey, sweet, chocolatey goodness on the cake and desert table that it almost became ridiculous. Almost.

 You can't count the shenanigans unless you have the "selfies".

 (Translation: Self portraits taken with your smart phone. Do you have this word back home?)

The Bride Wore Red

 

 Xanthe always looks beautiful, but on this day,

 she was stunning in Duponi silk, with a fingertip veil,

 Absolutely FABULOUS shoes

and a really gorgeous wedding band.

Xanthe and Allen Day

The real, important reason for a mini break in Brisbane was to attend Xanthe and Allen's Day. They transformed the South Leagues Club in West End with their love and their creative flair. This is the photo booth, where Armanya took guests' portraits describing what "Love is..."

 

 MANY a glass of champagne was consumed at the celebration.  

I'm sure I took care of at least one whole bottle myself.

 

 Lucky Love Ducks

 

...and again, Lucky Love Ducks.

More Brisbane Good Times

It was a Saturday night in BrisVegas, and she put her shiny pink party face on for us....it was the last night of the Brisbane Festival, and RiverFire (pronounced "Rivah Fyah") brought the entire city population downtown to the Riverside to watch the big fireworks display. We didn't stop to watch the fireworks...there was still some theatre to see, but we got to experience the crowds both before and after. 

 

 Lanterns outside the Speigel Tent

 



 

 A view of the CBD from Southbank at a more reasonable hour, the next morning.

 It was a gorgeous muggy 25 degrees.

 

 The "beach" at Southbank.