
The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church begins at the beginning, with Daniel Kitson’s discovery of a single letter to an Isabel, written by Gregory Church, unsigned and still in a typewriter, sitting in the loft of a house while house hunting.

This is a rare opportunity for those who are interested in cinema and for those who are unfamiliar with the benshi style to experience ‘The Water Magician’.

This performance was a study of the musical elements of Brakhage's film composition and his personal interest in music. The live and recorded music accompanying the films emphasised the pulsating images and their contrapuntal structure.

The ukulele-strumming, piano-banging showgirl of Dresden Dolls fame came via the Spiegeltent for the very final performances of her Australian tour.

I couldn’t work out whether Old Man River’s opening stunt was a stroke of performative folly or genius – an uncertainty which captures neatly my larger impressions of this four-piece jolly-rock outfit.

There are plenty of things women don’t want to hear from a man, such as “I hate monogamy” or “sorry Hun, I switched off, what’d you say?” But Eddie Ifft is happy to tell them.

This show is fine, the performers have talent, and the young audience in the hot Bosco Theatre tent was amused without becoming restless.