A seventeen strong ensemble struts their formidable stuff in the small space of the The Depot Theatre, filling it with the joy and verve and sweet melancholy of Stephen Sondheim's music and lyrics and George Furth's book.
Narration, soliloquies, ensemble performances, a cancer survivor telling her own story, and then the final breaking of the fourth wall with an audience member called up to share his experience. A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer is an eclectic, disjointed production.
As always with teaching, it is the enthusiasm of the teacher that wins the day. It is their excitement and passion that stirs minds in and out of the classroom. John Hinton certainly does his bit to instil some of his eagerness for knowledge to young and old.
Climactic end to a climatic argument, Kill Climate Deniers delivers a playfully provocative ninety minutes of fast and furious fuming with eco warriors from conflicting camps giving lip and shooting from the hip.
The Weight of Light is a richly crafted local production with universal themes of grief, despair, hope and fear. A range of original songs with intense vocals explain the journey of a soldier’s return home to confront his past and future.
What an experience! It’s physicality was a matter of bodily sensation. If this was the vibe of the Festival, it will certainly go with a bang!
It is a remarkable play, performed by a truly remarkable actor. It is a sad, funny, astonishing, brilliant, interesting, thought-provoking and utterly energizing play.