Obligatory Blog

This is Percy. At 97, he is – I am told – the most elderly deaf person in Australia. (I suppose I should qualify that by saying that I mean he has grown up deaf and using sign language, rather than losing their hearing in old age.) What a guy. The other night, I had the great honour of performing some comedy at the ASLIA Queensland awards night, a celebratory occasion for interpreters and the deaf community. It was such a great vibe, lots of laughter, wine flowing, a funky ph

If it weren’t for energy drinks and Melbourne coffee, I would be in a coma right now. Highlights of the past few days: – undoubtedly doing a guest spot in Spanzac Ballet, a late night glam rock gig at the HiFi Festival Club last night. I sang Skyhooks. I covered my poor lyric recall with a stunning lightning bolt across my face. I then proceeded to be approached by half of Melbourne’s tipsy wildlife on the walk back to the car. It was pretty damn epic. Lipstick. Is there anyt

1. The stomach bug has left the building! Huzzah! It’s at least had the courtesy to take turns between us here family members, meaning that at least one person is okay enough to man the fort while the others lie spread-eagle on any flat surface, moaning and groaning and all the rest…plus nestled itself most conveniently between last weekend’s Powerhouse shows and my upcoming season at Melbourne International Comedy Festival – I leave Saturday (AAAGGGHH!) so you know. There’s

Me and my siblings. Can you see the resemblance? This weekend was personally epic on several levels. 1. It was my hubby’s and my 10th wedding anniversary. The hubbster and I at the Powerhouse. 2. We celebrated in a last-minute hotel splurge in the city, to coincide with… 3. Closing night of my brief but delish run of “An Unexpected Variety Show” at Brisbane Powerhouse… I do believe the first person I saw perform in this theatre was Tim Minchin, now that I think of it! Cool. H

The wonderful Ruth Sullivan interpreting the fabooshy Tripod boys at Woodford Folk Festival. You know when you have an idea of the “that would be so cool if…” variety but then it just kinda disappears into the ether? Well, that’s kinda what happened last Woodford Folk Festival, when the fabulous Auslan interpreter Ruth Sullivan and I connected on (and off) the comedy stage. We had so much fun doing our thing together – I absolutely LOVE what interpreting brings to the perform