Stunning to look at, aurally entrancing and humorous in its own bizarre way, Matinya Toekang Kritik had all the makings of a great show. But unless you understand the language and the issues at hand, the overall point was clearly lost in translation.
Red Cap, the story of Pat Mackie, iconic ‘leader’ of the Mt Isa mines dispute of 1964 delves into Mt Isa’s dark days when principles fought against the easy way out.
This play was explicitly emotive and often painful, giving you the feeling that even with the distance of time and a fictitious story the human condition remains the same