Miriam Keane
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Feb 20
FRINGE – The Bunker Trilogy: Macbeth – The Bunker – 4K
Unlike the other two offerings in The Bunker Trilogy, Morgana and Agamemnon, Macbeth is not a modern rewriting of the story – the original Shakespearian text is used, the language retained. It is however presented in a contemporary manner with the action once again shifted to World War I. While this is an interesting backdrop …
Feb 19
FRINGE – Now We Can Talk – Adina Grand Treasury – 4K
By torch-light, five individuals slowly wake up. In shadow you see another snippet of their stories. Devoid of sight, you are encouraged to meditate on the lives being lived above your head. Now it is time to talk, to share your own thoughts on various topics with one of these characters and, finally, to take …
Feb 17
FRINGE – Bitch Boxer – Holden Street Theatres – 4.5K
When we first meet Chloe Jackson (Holly Augustine), she’s managed to lock herself out of the house. This is particularly bad considering she was already running late and can’t risk her Dad finding out that she’s been slacking off all weekend with her new boyfriend, Jamie. Bitch Boxer is all go from the very first, as …
Feb 17
FRINGE – Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking – Holden Street Theatres – 4.5K
Anyone who didn’t catch John Hinton’s last one man scientific musical journey (focusing on the life of Charles Darwin), when it was on at the 2012 Fringe, really missed out. Hinton is a likeable, energetic performer with a passion for academic history, a deft control of the English language, a sizable chunk of musical ability …
Feb 17
FRINGE – The Bunker Trilogy: Morgana – The Bunker – 5K
In the trenches of World War I, three young officers celebrate the brief period of respite offered by the Christmas Day ceasefire. Despite their surroundings they are full of life, teasing one another and jokingly reminiscing about home and their days together at school. Gawain (James Marlowe) claims to have seen a girl out in …
Nov 13
THEATRE: Maggie Stone – STCSA – Space Theatre – 4K
Maggie Stone (Kris McQuade) works for a bank, evaluating potential borrowers for small loans. She has quite clearly been around the block a couple of times and knows that life isn’t all puppies and rainbows. After her refusal to grant Precious Deng (Shedrick Yarkpai) money leads to him making a decision that has tragic consequences, …
Oct 19
THEATRE – The Web – Bakehouse Theatre – 3K
Growing up in the country can be hard on so many levels. The social ramifications of living in a town where the potential pool of friends is very limited and everyone knows everyone’s business are immense. Kate Mulvany’s The Web, centres on the relationship between Fred (Michael Lemmer) and Travis (Andrew Thomas), two sixteen year …
Oct 10
THEATRE – Crusoe: No Man is an Island – GMT Productions International – The Forge, Marryatville – 4.5K
Crusoe: No Man is an Island, is a charming and interesting meld of mime and monologue, telling the stories of a series of males, each battling with the thing that distances them from the rest of the world. A mysterious man stands in a doorway, watching as others run from the rain. An elderly gent …
Oct 09
THEATRE – Bond! An Unortharised Parody – GMT International Productions – The Forge, Marryatville – 4K
Bond. James Bond. Hear those words and you know what you’re in for. Bond has been called back from retirement (shock!). He’s maybe not the fittest he’s ever been but he’s none-the-less on the job. Then of course there’s the obligatory attractive female with a ridiculous name, the shady and mysterious villain, the slap-you-in-the-face-with-a-wet-haddock foreshadowing, …
Oct 09
THEATRE – Nelson:The Sailor’s Story – GMT Productions International – The Forge, Marryatville – 3.5K
In the centre of London stands a column, atop which a man surveys all that is in front of him as tourists take pictures, feed pigeons and celebrate the ringing in of another new year. The man is Lord Nelson, Vice Admiral of the British Navy; a hero of the British people. In Nelson: The …
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