Come and see the worst play ever!
Wed, 26 Sept 2007, 10:54 amclass act theatre12 posts in thread
Come and see the worst play ever!
Wed, 26 Sept 2007, 10:54 am
Come and see for yourself!
Ron Banks
The West Australian Wed 26 Sept 2007
re: Flatland
The critic rants:
“The worst play I’ve have ever seen…”
“Dire. Appalling. Witless. Stupidly offensive…”
“…psychological insight gets lost in the screaming, the gruesome, grisly bits…”
“If Equity ever wants to give an award for Really Bad Play, this dire effort would win hands down.”
Sept 19 to Oct 6 (Tues-Sat) 7pm (preview: Tues 18 Sept)
Venue: The Blue Room Studio, 53 James St, Northbridge
Cost: Full $20 / Conc. $15. Blue Room Members: $18 / $12
Contact details: Bookings: 9227 7005 / www.pacs.org.au
Another perspective
Fri, 28 Sept 2007, 07:24 amThanks, Sean.
Here is a different review from Xpress:
Xpress Magazine
27.09.07
Nathan Scolaro
“Caroline Gopalkrishnan and Shirley Van Sanden have written a brutally honest script…”
“Flatland is an intriguing piece of theatre.”
“If Cheek’s intent was to leave the audience shaken-up and susceptible to ghastly nightmares, then my hat goes off to the man: I was scared to go to sleep.”
“Judd’s eerie “meeeeoooow” and tormenting stutter had the entire audience perched on the edge of their seats. And Lee’s creepy gestures and facial expressions were enough to make your stomach turn 360 degrees.”
“The set design by Nick Yaksich was simple, yet effective.”
“The intimate set mirrored one of the plays key issues: how close should you get to the people who live inches away? Let’s just say the question was well and truly answered by the end of the show.”
“Flatland will not appeal to everyone. It’s dark, it’s provocative and it’s straight out creepy. But it does carry an important message about public and private space.”