REVIEW BY CHARLOTTE FRASER EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT Sitting in the Kaleide Theatre looking at an eclectic mesh of lamps, fairy lights, CDs, mushrooms, rugs, a swing and a barren tree – an unfamiliar image that sparks a sense of nostalgia. Music plays softly, a folk indie mix that matches the scrapbook-esque staging before me. ‘Fable’ by Gigi Perez plays and I know that I’m … Continue reading Ashes Ashes: The Reunion You Can’t Run From
REVIEW BY JESSICA FANWONG EDITED BY OLIVIA DI GRAZIA Written and directed by Bronte Lemaire, Medusa is an evocative reclamation of the popular Greek myth, illuminating the gendered violence and macabre power plays often obscured in the age of gods and heroes. The overarching story remains fairly faithful to the canonical tale: at the show’s outset, Medusa (Ruby Grinter) serves as high priestess in Athena’s … Continue reading Medusa And The Monsters We Make
REVIEW BY BRONTE LEMAIRE EDITED BY MYA HELOU When we walk in, there are already whispers from the audience members as they look over the theatre. The set, designed by Sophia Murphy, has already created an off-kilter atmosphere; we’ve been blocked from seeing the stage. A piece of thin white plastic has been stretched across the stage like a translucent wall, embryonic. It’s too tall … Continue reading ISMENIA: Life Is Experienced in Moments
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