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David
Complete Bastard
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We try to go a few times each year, but my son is doing Drama at high school and he's seen some awesome productions over the last year or so, eg. Waiting for Godot with Richard Roxburgh, Hugo Weaving and Philip Quast.
Last thing I saw Cyrano de Bergerac, Richard Roxburgh again. He was stupendous. Prior to that was a hamburgered but otherwise excellent Henry V. The prior to that, son was the minstrel in Spamalot.
Next thing is my daughter in Tommy in May. Should be creepy but fun.
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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I go to the theatre a lot. My parents and I have been subscribing to one of the local theatre seasons for over 20 years.
Trying to think of particularly good ones... I'll tell you one that popped into my head, from years go. There's an Australian play called Summer of the Seventeenth Doll which in this country is considered a classic, written in the 1950s. It was probably the 1990s when I saw it, and it lived up to its reputation.
The thing is, though, it's so specifically Australian (which is one of the reasons it was hailed as a classic) that I'm not sure how well it would translate for other audiences.
[ 23. March 2015, 06:32: Message edited by: orfeo ]
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Palimpsest
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I saw the dress rehearsal of a new musical at Seattle Repertory Theater. It's called "The Lizard King" and it's about a gay boy in Seattle who finds love, a ne evil villain and coming to terms with his superpower as a dragon.
It was good. The cast of 3 (including the writer) were in their early twenties. The theater group is trying to "turn over the keys to the kids" and just in time. The artistic director of 20 years and the original director both died during the 2 year workshop period.
The play was on a tiny budget but professionally done, using projections to give it a comic book look.
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