
There will be many very happy lovers of jazz in Brisbane this morning. The aura of euphoria these jazz lovers are emitting is thanks to James Morrison and the Queensland Music Festival.

PACT has chosen four short plays by Beckett and if you have never experienced Beckett this is a fantastic show to introduce you to the world of one of the most highly regarded and greatly debated writers of the time.

Who needs television soap operas when you can go to the mother of all drama, that of a honest-to-goodness Greek tragedy — Medea, with a seemingly simple plot, actually laden with juicy, scandalous, even insane twists and turns, which will appeal and shock at the same time.

Some things never change: mercifully, the music of Cole Porter is as current now as it was in 1936, when Anything Goes first opened in Sydney – except back then it caused quite a fervor due to its ribald and raunchy delivery!

The show must go on! Even when the actor playing a pivotal role is struck down with illness after the first preview.

Set is a gently amusing piece. It’s playful, enjoying its visual puns and the juxtaposition of everyone’s favourite love song against a literal interpretation of the words, a shift from the earlier dominant droning music.

The Book of Kevin pleases on all fronts. Simply in terms of performances, it’s brilliant. The impersonations of Kevin Rudd and Bob Carr are spot-on, with every last little detail observed and preserved in the performance.