Tag: Roslyn Packer Theatre
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe
By Edward Albee HIGH EYEBROW ARCH – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Drama George (David Whiteley) and Martha (Kat Stewart) are not a happy couple. They stumble home from a party. Martha literally stumbles in her state of stinking intoxication. George seems more sober but stumbles in face of Martha’s attacks upon him. With her inhibitions even lower…
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Dracula
HIGH EYEBROW ARCH – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ By Bram Stoker Adapted and Directed by Kip Williams The Dramatic Premise Jonathan Harker is a newly minted English solicitor. His law firm has sent him to visit a client at his castle in the Carpathian Mountains in Eastern Europe. The legal task at hand could not be more mundane;…
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The President
COMFORTABLE EYEBROW ARCH – ⭐️⭐️ The Dramatic Premise The First Lady of a small, unnamed European country is getting ready (albeit slowly) for a State Funeral. Her husband, the President, is – evidently from sounds emanating from off-stage – in the bath. Photo Credit – Daniel Boud / STC The story line unravels slowly as…
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No Pay, No Way
By Dario Fo and Franca Rame Adapted by Marieke Hardy CATERPILLAR EYEBROW ARCH – ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Dramatic PremiseAntonia and Margherita are aghast! The economy is in the pits. They can’t pay the gas bill, let alone the rent. And the local supermarket has just doubled its prices! The cost-of-living crisis is at its zenith. Photo…
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The Seagull
By Anton Chekhov and Adapted by Andrew Upton THE SEAGULL caused PETE’S EYEBROWS to form a CATERPILLAR ARCH The Dramatic Premise Constantine is a hopeful playwright and Nina’s an aspiring actress. Constantine and Nina burst onto the stage in Act I with all the manic, nervous energy you’d expect from creatives who are blessed by…
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RETRO REVIEW | The Lifespan of a Fact
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT caused PETE’S EYEBROWS to form a SUPREME ARCH…THRICE! The Dramatic Premise John D’Agata has written a brilliant essay about the death of a Las Vegas teenager, Levi Presley, who threw himself from the top of the Stratosphere Hotel. The essay explores the vapidness of Vegas and contemplates what might motivate…
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The Importance of Being Earnest
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST caused PETE’S EYEBROWS to form a SUPREME ARCH The Dramatic Premise Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing are friends leading a double life. Whilst visiting the country, they live up to all the core values of the Victorian times in which they live. They understand class structure. They adhere to all…
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On the Beach
ON THE BEACH caused PETE’S EYEBROWS to form a HIGH ARCH The Dramatic Premise There’s been a “Short War” in the Northern Hemisphere. The war was short because it involved a nuclear strike and nuclear retaliation and multiple countries. It’s a nuclear holocaust with, it seems, no survivors. Photo Credit – Daniel Boud / STC…
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Do Not Go Gentle
DON’T GO GENTLE caused PETE’S EYEBROWS to form a CATERPILLAR ARCH The Dramatic Premise Robert Falcon Scott is racing Roald Amundsen to the South Pole. It’s the Age of Heroic Antarctic Exploration. As the play begins, we join Scott and his team as they make their final push to their distant, unseen target. They are…
