Reviews

This engaging production is a relatable, thought provoking, perfectly cast, unpolished gem.  It is an intriguing three hander that addresses a number of pertinent and topical deeply disturbing social issues, such as the oblique changing of sexual/social mores and whether people should be held to account for actions from a vastly different era of decades ago.  Do we ever truly escape our past misdemeanours?  Then there are also current and pressing issues of toxic sexual relationships, binge drinking, date rape and the search for biological parents.

Veronica Nadine Gleeson’s powerful new play is an adaptation of Anne Deveson’s applauded book about finding a way through her son’s schizophrenia.

The late well-known journalist battled an astonishing professional ignorance about Jonathan’s condition, and a system which left him only to the care of police and homeless shelters.  

In the bowels of the Paris Opera House, this ‘new’ Phantom hides away in a lush but dark world where flickering candles in gold candelabras cast shadows around an ancient keyboard, a strange music box and the few pieces of furniture he has collected to warm his lonely life. What a contrast it is to the colourful, lively world of the operas that are performed above him!

Adelaide’s rich community theatre scene stretches to the outer suburbs where passionate theatre goers have created companies whose work is particularly tailored to loyal local audiences. Since a small group of enthusiasts banded together in 1976 to establish the first live theatre within the City of Tea Tree Gully, Tea Tree Players (TTP) have come a long way. By fundraising and with local and state grants, funds were garnered, and over 46 years TTP have mounted 304 productions.