The Wizard and Flak

It was a week of entertainment in the Whitsundays last week.

Wednesday evening was spent watching the sunset at Abell Point marina from Barcelona Tapas Bar and Cafe, followed by some deft piano playing by Andrew Farrell, a.k.a. The Wizard.

With a wide variety of tunes and music styles, The Wizard delights and amazes with such an enormous repertoire. From Billy Joel to Rachmaninov; jazz, R&B and Boogie, it's a musical smorgasbord: just like the menu.

Choose from an extensive list of tapas: I recommend the goat's cheese, and the calamari is by far the best I have ever eaten. The table service was fantastic; sometimes hard to find in Airlie Beach, but Barcelona really has it together.
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Friday night was spent at the theatre: Michael Veitch's 'Flak' was performed at the Proserpine Entertainment Centre.

Perhaps best known for his sketch comedy television shows, The D-Generation, Fast Forward and Full Frontal, which included a number of characters and impersonations, there is also a serious side to Veitch.

He travelled throughout Australia collecting yarns and anecdotes from aging World War Two airmen, and compiled their war stories into two books; Flak and Fly. Five of these airmen's stories are told, as they were to Veitch, in this remarkable stage performance. Complete with accent, the extraordinary tales of two Australians, a Welshman, an English man and a German are brought to life, interspersed with brief commentaries of the various aircraft that flew (or not quite flew) the skies of the time.

Veitch's performance will ensure that the wish of one of the veterans will live on: which is, "to be remembered".

You can hear one of the stories by clicking here.