Good to see
that the alluring Kransky
Sisters, above , from Esk, Queensland , and comedian Max
Gillies are among the class acts booked for
next month’s Darwin
Festival . This blog's long haired theatre critic confessed he once held a secret crush on the Kranskys and Morticia of the Addams Family. However, as he had not heard anything about the Kranskys for years , he wrongly surmised they had taken themselves to a nunnery or been married by oddball , rich medical practitioners . The weird sisters will
wow Darwin with musical comedy hijinx that
includes a mix of instruments such as
a musical saw, kitchen pots and pans
and a toilet brush . Political satirist
Max Gillies will
explode in two shows , one asking
is Australia suffering a
leadership deficit . The second will deal with
famous speeches by revered and
infamous characters throughout Australia’s history. Gillies famously brought down the house in live shows and caused
TV audiences to convulse with his send up of the rotund
Queensland Minister for Everything in
Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s time , Russell Hinze , delivered from inside a bean bag .