Young girls tumble across the stage, flip over and over, handle enormous numbers of hula hoops, stand on large balls, and fly, twirl and spin through the air. And this is only the overture.
LaBute’s cycle of plays is the very definition of the term ‘variations on a theme’. A series of slow-burn mono and duologues, each set in the front seat of a car, the cycle serves, sometimes too explicitly, as a kind of social rap sheet.
Private Fears in Public Places is a comic tale of the overlapping lives of six people living in one city. Written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by Michael Gow, the play opens the Queensland Theatre Company's 2007 season, leaving audiences sated but not enthralled by the upcoming theatrical year.
The traditional story of Lady Aoi is filled with poetic, flowing speech and beautiful dreamlike imagery but unfortunately none of this was apparent on the night.
Burkett is undoubtedly a master of guiding his cast through all matter of human (and otherwise) gesture, but the real magic is his ability to convey characters across his player puppets.
Boston Marriage, performing at the Darlinghurst Theatre depicts two deliciously etched bitches with one thing on their mind. It’s not the same in each case, however.
Cursive utilises a range of eastern and western movement disciplines, including martial arts, Chinese Opera movements, modern dance and ballet, to explore Chinese calligraphy masterpieces.
