Tag: Henry Florence
[THEATRE: Review] Posts In The Paddock
Posts In The Paddock
November 10-19/ Performance Space
***1/2
My Darling Patricia’s Posts in the Paddock is nothing if not ambitious, seeking to evoke the tale of Jimmy Governor, an Aboriginal bushranger who is best known as the subject of the book and subsequent film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. Earlier incarnations of his story have focused on [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 439 (November 21), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Henry Florence, Posts In The Paddock, The Brag
[THEATRE: Review] Sprout
Sprout
Until November 19/ Old Fitzroy Theatre
***1/2
Sprout is the kind of play that could only be written by a writer. That might sound like a ridiculous statement, but hear me out. It’s set in a sort of post-apocalyptic world (I say sort of because it’s not clear whether there’s been an apocalypse or just a slow-burn [...]
Posted: November 21st, 2011 under Arts, Brag 438 (November 14), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Henry Florence, Sprout, The Brag
[THEATRE: Review] No Man’s Land
No Man’s Land
Until December 11/ Drama Theatre, SOH
****1/2
Until now I’ve never really understood Peter Carroll’s appeal. I’ve mostly seen him in Sydney Theatre Company productions, during his tenure with their Actors Company, and maybe it was the roles he was cast in – largely bumbling old men (given I didn’t see some of their most [...]
Posted: November 14th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 437 (November 7), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Henry Florence, No Man's Land, The Brag
[THEATRE: Review] Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus
Until November 5/ ATYP
***1/2
In the third year of my theatre/performance degree, I escaped to Europe during the winter holidays, capped off by a week in London during which I spent just about every night, and some days, at the theatre. One of those I spent at the Globe. I stood in the pit, and [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 436 (October 31), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Henry Florence, The Brag, Titus Andronicus
[THEATRE: Review] Judith
Judith
Until November 6/ Bondi Pavilion
***1/2
The story of Judith is classic ancient drama: a beautiful widow goes with her servant to the camp of an opposing army, to seduce and kill their leader. She achieves this, and returns to her people with his head, a tangible symbol of their victory. It shouldn’t surprise anyone to discover [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 436 (October 31), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Henry Florence, Judith, The Brag