A powder keg of a production

“All this talk of Bex [C8] reminds me of the 1965 musical revue: A Cup of Tea, a Bex and a Good Lie Down,” says Michael McFadyen of Kareela. “The music was composed by my primary school music teacher, Jim Wallett.”

Alynn Pratt of Grenfell remembers it too, and caught a performance at Phillip Street Theatre: “It included a sketch of Joan Sutherland’s mad scene from her then very recent first Australian performance of Lucia di Lammermoor.”

The power of advertising has little effect on Garrett Naumann of Cammeray: “A jar of instant coffee rolls down some medieval Italian stairs, from a young woman’s shopping bag. A young man, on a Lambretta (of course), hands the jar back with a smile. Italians, drinking Instant?”

Clearly, it would’ve been easier to find a moniker for Bill Clinton, but Donna Wiemann’s (C8) request for an official sobriquet for the current US president has nonetheless resulted in a predictable deluge of wordplay. Here’s the first batch: Donny Not the Full Deck Notrumps – Mary Carde of Parrearra (Qld); Trump the Dumper – Ann Babington of Thornton; Donald the Despot – Judith Campbell of Drummoyne; Trumposaurus Wrecks – Ron Polglaze of Hazelbrook; and Trump the Mango Monster – Mickey Pragnell of Kiama.

Meanwhile, both Alan Marel of North Curl Curl and Merona Martin of Meroo Meadow went for an appellation originally devised by celebrated filmmaker Spike Lee: Agent Orange.

“I don’t worry about Melania’s dresses [C8],” says Gary Lane of Milperra. “It’s the ‘you can’t kiss me’ hats she wears around the Donald that makes me laugh. Who can blame her!”

“Once again Optus is saying sorry for another outage,” notes Allan Roberts of Dulwich Hill. “Their new CEO, Stephen Rue, is – at least nominally – well qualified for his role.”

Ahem: “I also remember a sawdust-strewn floor at our local butcher’s [C8],” writes Maree D’Arcy of Darling Point. “There was an enormous chopping block as well, and on the wall facing the entrance, a small printed sign which read: ‘No expectoration in this shop’. I will leave the commentary to C8.”

Edward Loong of Milsons Point reports that “At a Guide Dogs Golden Paws morning tea last Sunday to honour guide dogs who’d retired after faithful service,12-year-old Nancy shone, not just because of her especially light colour coat, but since she wore a pearl necklace instead of her harness. Noice!”

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