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Inkling: A Dark, Uneasy and Innovative Debut

Inkling, directed by Ann-Marie Biagioni and Bronya Doyle, is Floor Work’s debut production, and what an exciting debut indeed! The piece is free of dialogue, relying predominantly on the cast’s physical work and the use of live music as story-telling devices. Inspired by Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight, the work delves into the concept of gaslighting via a cast of characters. Each character is defined by a … Continue reading Inkling: A Dark, Uneasy and Innovative Debut

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Tom Ballard: Just Can’t Get Enough

Tom Ballard’s Enough, directed by Bob Franklin and staged at the Melbourne Town Hall as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, is at its heart an opportunity to explore. And when I say explore I really mean scream into the void at the smorgasbord of imminent personal, national and global crises facing millennials today. Now, if there’s one thing I loathe watching, it’s an … Continue reading Tom Ballard: Just Can’t Get Enough

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The Yellow Wallpaper: A haunting experience

The Yellow Wallpaper, presented by La Mama, is a striking exploration of one woman’s experience of post-natal depression. Originally written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the 1890s, director Lawrence Strangio, and performer Annie Thorold, have adapted the text for La Mama’s 2019 Season. This re-imagining of Gilman’s iconic feminist text is claustrophobic, exhausting, and most of all, incredibly effective. This show is by no means … Continue reading The Yellow Wallpaper: A haunting experience

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BECOME THE ONE: Not quite ‘the one’

Become the One, written by Adam Fawcett and directed by Lyall Brooks, has made its onstage debut this February as part of Midsumma 2019. The work, co-presented by Lab Kelpie and Gasworks Arts Park, promises to be a fearless exploration of hyper masculinity packaged within a queer love story. From the outset it’s funny, it’s charismatic and it’s also a total cliché. Tom (Chris Asimos), … Continue reading BECOME THE ONE: Not quite ‘the one’

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