

One minute she’s all rock-n-roll, the next moment she’s in the Weimar era and after that, she goes country western.


As performer Charles Ross enters the stage and starts humming the 20th Century Fox tune, it quickly becomes apparent that this is going to be a faithful scene-by-scene reproduction of the entire trilogy.

Julie Forsyth cements her position as one of Australia’s foremost actors with this exhilarating performance.


As a whole, Silence works well. Playwright Hoa Pham fits the heavy themes, including incest, adultery and abandonment, into a One Act format with a light and graceful hand.