Reviews

She’s a lonely figure on stage as the audience assemble. Surrounded by leaves, rubbish, the left-over detritus of a Melbourne suburban corner, the woman is damaged and shaky, with matted hair and outfit of a beggar. Birds squawk. The audience chatter, are indifferent to her. A full 20 minutes goes by as she potters about, grunting, talking to herself. 

A woman paces restlessly in her luxury London apartment.  Her life and career are in ruins, her relationships smashed and lost.  But what ‘wakes’ her is that her formerly estranged sister has sent her a one-way plane ticket ‘home’.  What is ‘home’?  As a home town, it is Mossman in far north Queensland.  The Woman confides in us – rather than thinking aloud.  She reluctantly visits her past: remembering that ‘home’ was a place of heat, abandonment, silence, boredom and mediocrity.

A cast full of energy, with an exciting fast paced formula – a story of a friendship, with humour, fun, and a dark side revealed in the unravelling of the story line.

This excellent cast and production is well directed by Michael Abercromby. A strong ensemble of actors deliver an interesting storyline accompanied by Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The audience do not grasp the significance of quotes from Macbeth until near the end of the play.

A short but sweet night out. Xavier Coy’s two contrasting plays The Sandpiper and Smokin’ Joe combine for a light entertaining production.

The Sandpiper was a psychological short play. A visit by Hannah (Amelia Campbell) to a psychologist Amy (Tara Clark) does not turn out as expected. There are mind games and probing by Hannah of her psychologist. It is an interesting piece of writing that left the audience with unanswered questions, wanting more.