MAN ABOUT TOWN

This pic is a promo image for the final two-parter for the current season four of Doctor Who . Fanboy heaven or what?

Curious to know what's going on with Captain Jack, Ianto and the rest of the Torchwood crew? If you are (hello, Yarraville Paul !), then click here for details - including some minor spoilers (one of which is news of a proper date between two of my favourite characters - w00t!). And yes - with the year winding down and less theatre and gallery openings to go to than usual, this blog is more reflective of the fan-boy part of my personality. Never fear, my inner critic will return 2ith gusto in 2008 - or before! Oh yeah, and here's a picture of Torchwood season two guest star, James Masters ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer ) as a rogue Time Agent, together with John Barrowman (Capt. Jack) just to whet your appetite...

Just had an enlightening 3/4 hour conversation with the Malthouse's Michael Kantor about the first half of his 2008 program, which frustratingly is under embargo for a few more days, so I can't write about it here just yet, damn it. Something I can discuss, though - and I hasten to add that it's something I heard from a completely different source, several days ago, not from Michael - is a rumour concerning subscriptions for the MTC's 2008 season. It seems that the hardcore subscriber base at the Melbourne Theatre Company are so keen to avoid purchasing tickets to see Holding The Man , based on Tim Connigrave's heartwrending memoir about gay love and loss in the early years of the AIDS crisis; that rather than buy the full 11 play subscription package for the 2008 season, many of them are buying a 9-play subscription and purchasing an additional ticket for a tenth play, which actually costs them more than the 11-play subscription. If this is true, it's rather as...