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Review: Waiting for Godot – Queensland Theatre Company

by David Burton 31 December 2010
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Originally published 30 April, 2010
My theatre companion and I are currently trying to get through burgers the size of our heads before we attend this evening’s performance of Waiting for Godot. It’s been a long week, and we’ve spent the last half an hour whinging at each other about work. There’s a pause in the [...]

Review: Hamlet in the box ‘Ugly-beautiful’ La Boite Theatre

by David Burton 31 December 2010
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This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Top Posts of 2010

Originally published 15 February, 2010
Toby Schmitz as Hamlet Photo: Amelia Dowd
Let it be known, nothing sums this show up better than its poster: a soaking wet Toby Schmitz (very Trainspotting) arms raised as he pulls his hair back … with just a fine whisper of pubic hair on show. Whilst grabbing my tickets from the [...]

Review: Fat Pig – Queensland Theatre Company at Bille Brown Studio

by David Burton 9 June 2010

Image by Dramagirl via Flickr

I’d like to say that I stand atop a mighty moral pedestal where body issues simply don’t affect me: ‘No, of course I don’t judge people on their weight.’ I hope I don’t, but study after study shows that I do, on some subconscious level. Nothing quite attacks the gut (no [...]

King Lear (Review): Bell Shakespeare for Queensland Theatre Company and QPAC

by David Burton 12 May 2010
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As I walk into the Playhouse Theatre for King Lear’s Brisbane opening night, I must admit I’m a little cautious.  A successful play that runs over three hours is an enigma.  If any play can do it, however, it’s King Lear, one of my favourite Shakespeare plays.  Perhaps I still had Queensland Theatre Company’s other [...]