Corpus Christi

As a part of Mardi Gras Festival we were taken to the performance of the "controversial" play, only contorversial if you are a Christian and made you mind up without seeing the result! The Company were excellent, but the Texan drawl was a little thick for my taste. It was a good play and proported to be nothing less and certainly was nothing more. The protesting consisted of a sad chappie drving up and down the road hooting a gas horn and telling "fags to go home" which we did after the performance. So withe the critics say that Corpus C is arguably one of the most controversial plays of the last ten years, and has outraged Christian groups with its modern take on the story of Jesus’ birth, ministry and death. Why? Because it depicts both Jesus and his disciples as homosexual. Yet the moralists miss the point: this is not a play that mocks Jesus; it’s a play that speaks out against inhumanity by providing a witty, contemporary interpretation of Jesus’ life. We were left a little bit under-sold on the advertising. The first part was certainly the best and it did seem to lose it's way rather and return to traditional biblical midrash in the second half. Funny that amongst us four queens of the night it really did not spark any great feelings of delight or opposition!
However, what did delight is all was that Thai restaurant that Robin treated us to before the show! Wonderful! Will post contact details when I can get them.
So the holiday - well a little challenged by my chest infection and streaming "cold". Have taken numerous dispenses remedies but nothing is making it disappear! Hence sadly sitting here writing this with the lovely sunshine blazing down on Sydney. Andy & Frank evetually got to go out and are exploring Paddy's Market for a "rainbow fan" for me! As for my not wellness I am certainly outting it down to the poor air conditioning on out inward flight - thanks to BA!