| There | Elbow Room |
| Written by Peter Bleby |
| Saturday, 07 March 2009 04:57 |
 There in the Garden of Unearthly Delights is sometimes quite earthy
and sometimes quite other-worldly. Tucked into a shipping container
which makes a cute little venue for such intimate theatre, this piece
features some nicely coordinated lighting and music, starting and
finishing with just fingers in the dark dancing, wandering, gesturing. Soon the faces, then the whole person of two unnamed actors in black
take over. But it never became clear what the message was, if there
was one. Good bits included the transition from narrative to action, and the segment in which one of the actors played two people at once in conversation with himself. But that didn’t let us in on where the whole thing was heading, and we are left with one of their own lines: “I don’t know what she is talking about”! The title, There invites the question, “Where?” and there was no answer. Even more, I would ask, “Why?” Why, for example would two such clearly competent actors involve themselves in such esoteric and amorphous nonsense? It may be very modern, imaginative, experimental and challenging, but there is no discernible theme, certainly no story, and no thought provoking question demonstrated, other than one which was articulated in the show, namely, “What the fuck has this to do with my life?” Perhaps that is the point – the hollowness and irrelevance, powerlessness and mediocrity of life that some must feel. But in describing this show, the Fringe Brochure says, “I just want a good story – is that too much to ask?” Apparently it is. Elbow Room present There Part of the 2009 Adelaide Fringe Festival Venue: The Garden of Unearthly Delights| Rundle Park Corner East Terrace and Rundle Road Adelaide Dates: 20 Feb - 21 Mar (excl. 23 Feb, 9 Mar) at 9pm & 10.30pm Tickets: $15 Bookings: www.adelaidefringe.com.au Visit: www.myspace.com/elbowroomproductions Comments (0)Subscribe to this comment's feedWrite commentYou must be logged in to post a comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.
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