leonardo / noonday demons
Wed, 14 Feb 2001, 05:45 pmWalter Plinge1 post in thread
leonardo / noonday demons
Wed, 14 Feb 2001, 05:45 pmLeonardoÂ’s Last Supper
This was the first of the Peter Barnes 60 minute plays showing at the Hayman Theatre, as their contribution to the WA Fringe Festival.
The name suggests a heavy-going, Greek tragedy genre, but in fact it was a very clever and funny, black comedy, about a mercenary, ambitious undertaker (Crispian Chan), his rough and randy wife (Talei Howell-Price) and their very dim son (Andrew Bifield), who were given the task of burying the famous Leonardo da Vinci (Ash McLeod).
Duncan SharpÂ’s direction was superb, employing the excellent cast to get every ounce of fun and subtle humour out of the situation.
Noonday Demons
Noonday Demons was the play after the short interval, again by Peter Barnes, it was about a couple of mad 4th Century monks. It too was full of deliberate anachronisms, dark humour and clever ideas. There is a very funny part, where the monks compared their suffering and self-flagellation, reminiscent of the Monty Python ‘I lived in a cardboard box in the middle of the road’ sketch.
Both actors, Paul Goddard and Austin Castiglione, have won awards for their acting in the past, and really excelled in this show. Paul’s 30-minute opening monologue with numerous persona changes was some of the best acting I have seen on stage, in several years – anywhere.
For both plays the music, lighting, costumes and makeup were excellent. The sets were simple but most effective.
The only complaint was the seating was a bit hard, so grab an extra cushion on the way in.
This was the first of the Peter Barnes 60 minute plays showing at the Hayman Theatre, as their contribution to the WA Fringe Festival.
The name suggests a heavy-going, Greek tragedy genre, but in fact it was a very clever and funny, black comedy, about a mercenary, ambitious undertaker (Crispian Chan), his rough and randy wife (Talei Howell-Price) and their very dim son (Andrew Bifield), who were given the task of burying the famous Leonardo da Vinci (Ash McLeod).
Duncan SharpÂ’s direction was superb, employing the excellent cast to get every ounce of fun and subtle humour out of the situation.
Noonday Demons
Noonday Demons was the play after the short interval, again by Peter Barnes, it was about a couple of mad 4th Century monks. It too was full of deliberate anachronisms, dark humour and clever ideas. There is a very funny part, where the monks compared their suffering and self-flagellation, reminiscent of the Monty Python ‘I lived in a cardboard box in the middle of the road’ sketch.
Both actors, Paul Goddard and Austin Castiglione, have won awards for their acting in the past, and really excelled in this show. Paul’s 30-minute opening monologue with numerous persona changes was some of the best acting I have seen on stage, in several years – anywhere.
For both plays the music, lighting, costumes and makeup were excellent. The sets were simple but most effective.
The only complaint was the seating was a bit hard, so grab an extra cushion on the way in.
Walter PlingeWed, 14 Feb 2001, 05:45 pm
LeonardoÂ’s Last Supper
This was the first of the Peter Barnes 60 minute plays showing at the Hayman Theatre, as their contribution to the WA Fringe Festival.
The name suggests a heavy-going, Greek tragedy genre, but in fact it was a very clever and funny, black comedy, about a mercenary, ambitious undertaker (Crispian Chan), his rough and randy wife (Talei Howell-Price) and their very dim son (Andrew Bifield), who were given the task of burying the famous Leonardo da Vinci (Ash McLeod).
Duncan SharpÂ’s direction was superb, employing the excellent cast to get every ounce of fun and subtle humour out of the situation.
Noonday Demons
Noonday Demons was the play after the short interval, again by Peter Barnes, it was about a couple of mad 4th Century monks. It too was full of deliberate anachronisms, dark humour and clever ideas. There is a very funny part, where the monks compared their suffering and self-flagellation, reminiscent of the Monty Python ‘I lived in a cardboard box in the middle of the road’ sketch.
Both actors, Paul Goddard and Austin Castiglione, have won awards for their acting in the past, and really excelled in this show. Paul’s 30-minute opening monologue with numerous persona changes was some of the best acting I have seen on stage, in several years – anywhere.
For both plays the music, lighting, costumes and makeup were excellent. The sets were simple but most effective.
The only complaint was the seating was a bit hard, so grab an extra cushion on the way in.
This was the first of the Peter Barnes 60 minute plays showing at the Hayman Theatre, as their contribution to the WA Fringe Festival.
The name suggests a heavy-going, Greek tragedy genre, but in fact it was a very clever and funny, black comedy, about a mercenary, ambitious undertaker (Crispian Chan), his rough and randy wife (Talei Howell-Price) and their very dim son (Andrew Bifield), who were given the task of burying the famous Leonardo da Vinci (Ash McLeod).
Duncan SharpÂ’s direction was superb, employing the excellent cast to get every ounce of fun and subtle humour out of the situation.
Noonday Demons
Noonday Demons was the play after the short interval, again by Peter Barnes, it was about a couple of mad 4th Century monks. It too was full of deliberate anachronisms, dark humour and clever ideas. There is a very funny part, where the monks compared their suffering and self-flagellation, reminiscent of the Monty Python ‘I lived in a cardboard box in the middle of the road’ sketch.
Both actors, Paul Goddard and Austin Castiglione, have won awards for their acting in the past, and really excelled in this show. Paul’s 30-minute opening monologue with numerous persona changes was some of the best acting I have seen on stage, in several years – anywhere.
For both plays the music, lighting, costumes and makeup were excellent. The sets were simple but most effective.
The only complaint was the seating was a bit hard, so grab an extra cushion on the way in.