EMERALD CITY
Thu, 5 Apr 2001, 11:40 amWalter Plinge5 posts in thread
EMERALD CITY
Thu, 5 Apr 2001, 11:40 amThis is a play currently playing at the Roy Edinger Centre in Melville. I went and saw it on the second night, and was met with some rather dodgy tasting sherry!.
However, the play was not dodgy at all.
It is an Australian play set in Melbourne/Sydney and stars 2 fantastic actor's in the lead roles, one being Jarrod Buttery as "Colin", a frustrated writer torn between his dreams of greater things and his ethical beliefs, and his wife, who I cant remember the name of (sorry, i haven't got the program on me) but she is played by a fabulously talented actress who's character is also fabulous.
The play started off a bit slowly, but it didn't take too long before i was hooked. It is a well written play and humourous throughout.
It is still running but i don't think for long, so, for a good night out, check out the timetable under "what's in" on this site and go see it.
Alan
(The tasty biscuit selection made up for the Sherry!)
However, the play was not dodgy at all.
It is an Australian play set in Melbourne/Sydney and stars 2 fantastic actor's in the lead roles, one being Jarrod Buttery as "Colin", a frustrated writer torn between his dreams of greater things and his ethical beliefs, and his wife, who I cant remember the name of (sorry, i haven't got the program on me) but she is played by a fabulously talented actress who's character is also fabulous.
The play started off a bit slowly, but it didn't take too long before i was hooked. It is a well written play and humourous throughout.
It is still running but i don't think for long, so, for a good night out, check out the timetable under "what's in" on this site and go see it.
Alan
(The tasty biscuit selection made up for the Sherry!)
RE: EMERALD CITY
Fri, 6 Apr 2001, 04:21 pmWalter Plinge
This pacey and very entertaining production was ably directed by Geoff Leeder and admirably acted by the 6 member cast, most notably Colin (the esteemed Jarrod Buttery) and his "nice-bitch" wife, Kate (Fiona Blakeley). It would take several viewings and probably a detailed analytical reading of the play itself to appreciate all the allegory, satire and in-house references but nevertheless, one can enjoy it on many levels in seeing it for the first time. I liked the Seinfeldian way the story went in a cycle - more clever than Seinfeld but certainly reminiscent of the older plotlines where everything means something - in this case, be careful how you treat people and situations in life because they may well come back around and bite you in the bum! Set in the late 80s, we are treated to some funny - and sometimes scary - fashion and music references. There are also some other references - to Melville Theatre - cleverly ensconced within the set. As the plot outline has already been mentioned by someone on this site, I won't go into it. The audience last night loved it and many "out loud" utterances were heard where people just couldn't contain themselves, so involved were they with the characters and story. Suffice to say this is a very enjoyable and watchable production which deserves to have full houses for its last two nights, tonight and tomorrow. It's worth it just to see the front of house photos at which my companion exclaimed "So this is what Jarrod looked like before he had a beard!" (you need to see the pic to fully appreciate this). So head off down the yellow brick road to Melville and Emerald City, you won't be disappointed.
(Er, was that OK Jarrod?)
(Er, was that OK Jarrod?)