The Brick and The Rose

I saw Damage Theatre's production of this play last night at Mojos in North Fremantle and was most impressed. A troupe of 8 young actors, all well skilled and ragingly familiar with the material gave a slick, high energy and beautifully timed performance which was much appreciated by the packed (mostly youthful) house. Well done! When are you on next?
I am scratching for a crit, but I would just say that there could have been a little more variation in the energy levels to heighten the dramatic effect from time to time. Maybe that's just me.
I am used to Mojos (Formerly the Stoned Crow) as an alternate music venue and am pleased to see it being used for alternate theatre as well. Should do something about the prehistoric toilets but!

I too was among the incredibly packed-in crowd at Mojo's last night and agree with stinger's comments. The actors gave a slick and polished performance which still retianed freshness and vitality. The unusual format worked well, sustaining a strong connection to the audience and towards others on stage, even though they never interact. The awakening of the city was a great piece of performance poetry and I felt those techniques of generating ambient sounscapes could have been used more widely and to great affect. Almost all the actors possessed a strong mastery of different accents, with only one or two "weak" dialogues, slippping into their normal voices. Overall, a strong and vivid piece, emotionally engaging and extremely well acted. Well Done!

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