
Guerin successfully creates a tension between the micro and the macro, the mundane and the grandiose.


It was 7.30 on a Tuesday night when, red wine in hand, I made my way through the curtain that took me from the foyer of City Hall into the dimly lit festival club of the Hobart Comedy Festival.


Monday night was a tough gig for the Scissor Sisters' unique mix of brash, witty and supersexual entertainment, but after a sluggish start they managed to pull off a great show.


A triumph for young writer Melissa Bubnic, the cast and director, the Red Stitch Writers Program, and a heartily inspiring sample of what the stage does best.