MacHomer

The weather people had predicted an icy blast this weekend bringing snow to most areas…but by lunchtime on Sunday this had failed to materialise.  We headed into Cuba Street with the intention of trying another Wellington On A Plate deal at Duke Carvell’s – but when we got there we found that we had been misled by the book, and the lunchtime offer was only available Monday to Friday. So we ordered off the brunch menu instead, and washed it down with a pint of Emerson’s pilsner.

We then headed off to the main event of the day: MacHomer, at the Opera House.  I’d booked tickets for the matinée performance. MacHomer is a one-man show written and performed by Canadian Rick Miller, and has been toured extensively. It is the story of Macbeth, with all the characters being played by characters from the Simpsons, with Homer in the title role. Much of the original play has been kept.  It is very funny (in a way that Shakespeare never intended) and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Go see it if you get the opportunity!

At the end, by way of an encore, he also sang Bohemian Rhapsody in the style of the 25 most annoying rock singers’ voices – from Bob Dylan to Bono and Leonard Cohen.

When we came out, we found that the promised weather had finally arrived, and not only was the wind whistling through us, but there were cars driving around with snow on them! Fortunately we’d decided against catching the bus into town and had driven, so were able to make it home in comfort.