Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera Huse April 7 7/10 When I was about eight, I became lost in a forest, and found it the most exhilarating feeling I’d known. I suspect British playwright Jez Butterworth sought to give his audiences a similar sense of disorientation with The River. Time bends, characters…
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Breath (Newmarket) 8/10 Christopher Young is something of a maverick on Melbourne’s jazz scene, only occasionally releasing albums, but always having something worth saying. He’d known Dom Cheviet, a fellow reeds player from France, for 25 years before they finally got around to collaborating, and what a project it is.…
Ensemble Theatre, March 27 8/10 Acting is a challenging art. Playing real people – especially those with whom the audience is readily familiar – is tougher, still. Now the actor is torn between mimicry and shooting for something that blends reality and artistry. The audience, meanwhile, easily becomes preoccupied with…