Archive for November 2009

socceroos continue good form

In australia, sport on 15 November 2009 tagged australia, bahrain, emerton, fifa, football, new zealand, oman, soccer, socceroos, south africa, wiltshire, world cup with no comments

the soc­ceroos have con­tin­ued their good run of form with an impor­ant 2–1 win against oman last night.
the aus­trali­ans traveled to oman on the back of a 1–0 vic­tory, but looked to be in trouble after an early red card and pen­alty. oman missed the pen­alty, but scored the rebound, giv­ing them the lead. the socceroos […]

remember, remember …

In computers & internet, drama & theatre, world events on 5 November 2009 with no comments

remem­ber, remem­ber the fifth of novem­ber
the gun­powder treason and plot
i know of no reason
why the gun­powder treason
should ever be for­got
happy guy fawkes day!

‘the crucible’ — review">‘the crucible’ — review

In australia, drama & theatre on ‘the crucible’ — review">1 November 2009 tagged arthur miller, australia, michael gow, performance, play, qtc, queensland, the crucible, theatre, theatre company with no comments

i’ve always been a big fan of arthur miller’s “the cru­cible”. some say it’s over played, becom­ing a theatre cliché, but i think the show has a lot to offer to mod­ern audi­ences. when well cast and dir­ec­ted, “the cru­cible” is a grip­ping drama with tra­gic over­tones.
the story, set in the early 1600s, is a […]