
Elegy seeks to briefly shine a light on the stories that don't make the evening bulletins. Refugees who are forced to suffer because of their sexuality.

Christopher Brett Bailey sits at his desk reading from papers, like a newsreader. He resembles a young David Lynch with the top button of his shirt done up and his hair severely combed over.

A man and woman, unnamed, stand in a small square crate on an otherwise empty stage, riffing on possible scenarios for a future earth. It is an experience, rather like reading each blurb in the science fiction section of a book shop.

Finn and collaborators have compiled a very pleasant and even charming piece of theatre. The drama is kept to a minimum, with Ladies in Black presenting a very 'nice' version of Australia back then.

Lisa-Skye’s spoken word events have become something of a Midsumma staple and it’s easy to see why. With a stage presence that was alternately larger than life and then comfortably intimate, she was the perfect foil for the varied and fascinating range of speakers.

Noticing similarities and differences between the two pieces is inevitable and difficult to ignore, but each stands strongly on its own merits, dealing with contemporary issues close to the hearts of many young people.

This year Bard on the Beach are performing Hamlet as well as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.