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Actors and Acting

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

by David Burton 12 May 2010

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 [...]

Review: The Timely Death of Victor Blott – Dead Puppet Society at !Metro Arts Independents

by Kate Foy 5 May 2010

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What is it about puppets? Doesn’t matter what form they take, what cultural background they spring from – and they’ve been all around for milennia – puppetry remains one of the most popular and compelling performance forms in world theatre. It’s probably an extension of our fascination with the craft and art of [...]

Review: Stockholm ‘The poetics of cruelty’ – La Boite Theatre

by Kate Foy 2 May 2010

If this play were a comedy, you might be tempted to toss in a phrase like ‘sex in the kitchen’ for impact. Stockholm, however, is most definitely not a comedy, and whilst there’s sex-play aplenty in the kitchen in the STC production currently playing at La Boite Theatre, this reviewer left the auditorium on [...]

Review: Waiting for Godot – Queensland Theatre Company

by David Burton 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 conversation and a thought [...]

This Week in Queensland Theatre: April 12-18

by Editor 12 April 2010

For showtimes and further details check company sites
Opening:
Handle With Care by Megan Shorey Dir Lewis Jones for Joymas Creative at JWCoCA
Let the Sunshine by David Williamson Dir Michael Gow at Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Continuing:
Single Admissions by Tammy Weller Dir Daniel Evans at Sue Benner Theatre, !MetroArts
Blackbird by David Harrower Dir Mark Conaghan for La Boite Indie [...]

Review -Blackbird: 23rd Productions

by Kate Foy 10 April 2010

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise. (Paul McCartney: The White Album)
Two people in a room locked in a battle of wills; menace under a veneer of (relative) politeness; conversation peppered with mundanities; phrases cut off; topics shift; [...]

This Week in Queensland Theatre: April 5-11

by Editor 5 April 2010

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Check company websites for details
Click a date on Greenroom’s home page calendar to see what’s on and to go to more details on each event.
It’s the Easter school holiday break this week, so look out for workshops in your town. There’s something for everyone.
Opening:
Blackbird by David Harrower [...]

Letters from a Voluntary Exile #2: … and so it goes …

by Nick Backstrom 17 March 2010

GUEST POST: Nick Backstrom is an actor and writer, formerly based in Brisbane and more recently in Melbourne. He also sings, teaches and directs, though rarely at the same time. Nick’s Melbourne relocation forms the basis of his occasional posts to Greenroom. He would be delighted to respond to any comments or [...]

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