Category Archives: Theatre
“Not your grandmother’s musical”*
* The Independent Indeed it was not. The Book of Mormon was very funny, produced by the creators of South Park, but I found that I preferred that kind of humour in cartoon form. I felt uncomfortable with some of the
“Not your grandmother’s musical”*
* The Independent Indeed it was not. The Book of Mormon was very funny, produced by the creators of South Park, but I found that I preferred that kind of humour in cartoon form. I felt uncomfortable with some of the
Everyman
A visually spectacular evening to compliment my day. Pleasant stroll from my digs across Waterloo Bridge to The National Theatre. To see Everyman, a morality play from the Middle Ages, brilliantly reworked by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Everyman is
Everyman
A visually spectacular evening to compliment my day. Pleasant stroll from my digs across Waterloo Bridge to The National Theatre. To see Everyman, a morality play from the Middle Ages, brilliantly reworked by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Everyman is
The play that goes wrong
Finally, I get to the theatre. And at The Duchess too. A very funny play, a bit panto, but I laughed my head off, frightening the man in front by laughing loudly and lots. The story has overtones of The
The play that goes wrong
Finally, I get to the theatre. And at The Duchess too. A very funny play, a bit panto, but I laughed my head off, frightening the man in front by laughing loudly and lots. The story has overtones of The
He brought a cat!
I had not read the book nor seen the film. It’s interesting how one’s mind imagines a scenario from snippets that you hear and it turns out that the picture you have formed is completely wrong. And so it was
He brought a cat!
I had not read the book nor seen the film. It’s interesting how one’s mind imagines a scenario from snippets that you hear and it turns out that the picture you have formed is completely wrong. And so it was
Dad’s Army @ Cold Comfort Farm
Mea culpa. My bad. It was entirely my error which may have led you, as it did me, to think that Warhorse was the National Theatre of Great Britain’s actual production on tour in Australia. In July I just missed
Dad’s Army @ Cold Comfort Farm
Mea culpa. My bad. It was entirely my error which may have led you, as it did me, to think that Warhorse was the National Theatre of Great Britain’s actual production on tour in Australia. In July I just missed
National Velvet, for boys
(Total Spoiler Alert) The principal defect in the English National Theatre’s production of Warhorse in the State Theatre at the Arts Centre is the lack of surtitles. Despite a background montage suggesting that the scene was set in rural Devon,
National Velvet, for boys
(Total Spoiler Alert) The principal defect in the English National Theatre’s production of Warhorse in the State Theatre at the Arts Centre is the lack of surtitles. Despite a background montage suggesting that the scene was set in rural Devon,
A Funny Thing……
That it opened was first produced in 1962 and that it was composed by Sondheim inspired me to see just how ‘creaky’ this recent production by John Frost would be. Marvellously held together by the inimitable Geoffrey Rush, this musical
A Funny Thing……
That it opened was first produced in 1962 and that it was composed by Sondheim inspired me to see just how ‘creaky’ this recent production by John Frost would be. Marvellously held together by the inimitable Geoffrey Rush, this musical
Boys – for perseverance
When I was about 12, I attended drama classes run for children in the under-croft of Marian Street Theatre in suburban Killara, Sydney. It was a local institution and my mother thought it would be good for me. Quite why
Boys – for perseverance
When I was about 12, I attended drama classes run for children in the under-croft of Marian Street Theatre in suburban Killara, Sydney. It was a local institution and my mother thought it would be good for me. Quite why
Banging-on
I remember attending a performance of Chinese ‘opera’ in Beijing in 1984. I have almost gotten the sound of the screeching out of my head. I don’t adapt well to cultural differences involving atonal sounds. So I was a little
Banging-on
I remember attending a performance of Chinese ‘opera’ in Beijing in 1984. I have almost gotten the sound of the screeching out of my head. I don’t adapt well to cultural differences involving atonal sounds. So I was a little
“You’ll be acting just like Irving in no time”.
It was with some trepidation that I assumed my seat in the Fortune Theatre this evening. I was in the front row. Of additional concern were the steps leading to the stage, only inches from my feet – audience participation?
“You’ll be acting just like Irving in no time”.
It was with some trepidation that I assumed my seat in the Fortune Theatre this evening. I was in the front row. Of additional concern were the steps leading to the stage, only inches from my feet – audience participation?
Father M 