tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post6016981477958124761..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: Holding noteAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-26171026636632045922011-08-26T02:39:20.174+10:002011-08-26T02:39:20.174+10:00Sadly enough, I don't think it was a case of &...Sadly enough, I don't think it was a case of "Malthouse chose Namitjira" so much as "Namitjira was the one that Belvoir was touring the most". And the economics of touring suggest it's going to be the show with the smallest cast and the cast that is least likely to be committed for other work. (so, for instance, Measure For Measure, Love Me Tender or Gwen in Purgatory simbonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-68631093446122592772011-08-25T19:17:38.777+10:002011-08-25T19:17:38.777+10:00Hmm a bit bemused by this enthusiam for Namatjira....Hmm a bit bemused by this enthusiam for Namatjira.<br />It was good but hardly the sort of thing you'd rave about. A good solid offering in the Belvoir season but not a centrepiece or hugely memorable. The performances were engaging and sharp, but there didn't seem to be a huge amount going on, and it liked to draw attention to its own lack of sophistication a bit too much for me.<br /><Neil Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-66468395833026810632011-08-18T20:16:43.318+10:002011-08-18T20:16:43.318+10:00Wow, I wouldn't even bother reviewing Rising W...Wow, I wouldn't even bother reviewing Rising Water. Let it sit in the 'best left unsaid' pile. It was actually the first piece of theatre in I can't remember how long that made me angry to have made main stage. Honestly, ka-ching! Kudos to Winton for giving it a go, but if any other first timne *playwright* tried that one on, forget it...Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-90084701732874965822011-08-18T16:49:21.987+10:002011-08-18T16:49:21.987+10:00I know of someone who definitely didn't adore ...I know of someone who definitely didn't adore Namatjira - quite the opposite - but it's second-hand information. Am eager to find out why. First-hand, I've heard nothing but raves.<br /><br />Same goes for War Crimes. Is apparently sold out but will be touring in various ways.Born Dancin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526760383290674186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-6642098269214701532011-08-17T22:47:48.221+10:002011-08-17T22:47:48.221+10:00Check out 'War Crimes' by RealTV team Ange...Check out 'War Crimes' by RealTV team Angela Betzien and Leticia Caceres (and co) at VCA, Wed 17 - Fri 19 Aug. V short season - although is touring to schools as part of RAV Arts2Go. Very very tight and killer ensemble acting. Brilliant follow-up to 'Random'.Stitzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934647273994243990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-63213116577507964862011-08-17T15:42:11.647+10:002011-08-17T15:42:11.647+10:00Just curious, did anyone not adore Namatjira? Let...Just curious, did anyone <i>not</i> adore Namatjira? Let me add to the chorus of approval. Ten thumbs up, as Homer would say...Chris Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215203610745043810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-80241063549211432142011-08-17T13:23:29.938+10:002011-08-17T13:23:29.938+10:00Yes, an amazing piece of work. Especially when you...Yes, an amazing piece of work. Especially when you consider all the different aspects of the Namatjira Project. It's a true invitation, I think.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-13467359183964004442011-08-17T12:47:17.735+10:002011-08-17T12:47:17.735+10:00I'll second that recommendation for Namatjira,...I'll second that recommendation for Namatjira, which is really something else. Especially loved the - what to call it - meta-indigenous theatre (?) aspects, which questioned the assumptions we bring to productions such as this, as well as the astonishing connection Jamieson creates with his audience. I didn't attend the opening but on the night I went the crowd actually swarmed the stage,Born Dancin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526760383290674186noreply@blogger.com