I've just received some feedback from Margaret, who says she was "totally blown away" with Jacki Weaver's performance in The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead for the Queensland Theatre Company. But, she adds:

"Perhaps we could have a sound proof room for the chorus of coughers during the winter months - what a distraction, not to mention a health risk!"

She also says tall people should be made to sit up the back.

Brisbane's Bernard Fanning is expected to pick up a few more ARIA Awards when they are announced at Australian music's night of nights on October 29. He already has won the best video and best cover art categories. And, despite predictions that he will continue purely as a solo act, Fanning is also making a new album with his band Powderfinger. There's more on the ARIAs here.

I've had a closer look at the Brisbane radio ratings and noticed something interesting about B105. The former No.1 station, which has been in rebuilding mode this year, is defying the common trend and building audience share through the day. Normally a big commerical station strives to have a huge audience at breakfast time and then tries to hold on during the day. B105 does lose a little of its audience share in the middle of the day, but builds to quite a respectable share in the drive shift (a networked show starring Andy Lee and Hamish Blake). Its (also networked) Hot 30 show at night has one-and-a-half times the breakfast audience share (although, given that fewer people are tuned-in at night, actual listener numbers are probably lower).