Stories from Suburban Road
Fri, 7 June 2002, 12:10 amToby1 post in thread
Stories from Suburban Road
Fri, 7 June 2002, 12:10 amWHAT: 'Stories from Suburban Road'
WHO: Perth Theatre Company
WHERE: The Playhouse, Pier St, Perth.
WHEN: JUNE 7, 2002
'Stories from Suburban Road' was devised in 1990 by a group of actors and director Alan Becher, based around TAG Hungerford's autobiography of the same name. There have been several incarnations since that first production, which chronicles a group of stories from the childhood of young Tom Hungerford, growing up in a more innocent time, the 1920s-1930s, in South Perth.
Perth viewers will take plenty away from this production, featuring four local actors - Craig Williams, Kim de Lury, Kate Mulvany and Rohan Nichol - and two Sydney based performers, Toni Pearen and Michelle Doake. The references are all startlingly familiar - talk of trips to the Como foreshore, sneaking into the Perth Zoo, the alienation from 'North' Perth, and expeditions to Heirisson Island - all locales that many of the audience members may have driven past or from on the way to the theatre.
The performance is lively, sustained, and incredibly energised, considering that the show has been doing the touring rounds for nigh on three months now. All performers take a turn at taking on every imaginable character in Tom's world, including various animals and inanimate objects, and enjoyable touches like wonderful ukelele and harmonica solos punctuating the action.
Replete with song, anecdote, poignancy, and feeling, with plenty of opportunities for a hearty laugh, 'Stories from Suburban Road' joins shows like 'The Return' and 'Shopping and F*cking' to consolidate Perth Theatre Company's high calibre and standard in the theatre community. Go and see this show - it is West Australian to the core, and is played with such infectious joy that it would be a hard hearted individual to avoid going home feeling great. Go and have a look. It's playing until June 22 at the Playhouse - phone Bocs.
WHO: Perth Theatre Company
WHERE: The Playhouse, Pier St, Perth.
WHEN: JUNE 7, 2002
'Stories from Suburban Road' was devised in 1990 by a group of actors and director Alan Becher, based around TAG Hungerford's autobiography of the same name. There have been several incarnations since that first production, which chronicles a group of stories from the childhood of young Tom Hungerford, growing up in a more innocent time, the 1920s-1930s, in South Perth.
Perth viewers will take plenty away from this production, featuring four local actors - Craig Williams, Kim de Lury, Kate Mulvany and Rohan Nichol - and two Sydney based performers, Toni Pearen and Michelle Doake. The references are all startlingly familiar - talk of trips to the Como foreshore, sneaking into the Perth Zoo, the alienation from 'North' Perth, and expeditions to Heirisson Island - all locales that many of the audience members may have driven past or from on the way to the theatre.
The performance is lively, sustained, and incredibly energised, considering that the show has been doing the touring rounds for nigh on three months now. All performers take a turn at taking on every imaginable character in Tom's world, including various animals and inanimate objects, and enjoyable touches like wonderful ukelele and harmonica solos punctuating the action.
Replete with song, anecdote, poignancy, and feeling, with plenty of opportunities for a hearty laugh, 'Stories from Suburban Road' joins shows like 'The Return' and 'Shopping and F*cking' to consolidate Perth Theatre Company's high calibre and standard in the theatre community. Go and see this show - it is West Australian to the core, and is played with such infectious joy that it would be a hard hearted individual to avoid going home feeling great. Go and have a look. It's playing until June 22 at the Playhouse - phone Bocs.
TobyFri, 7 June 2002, 12:10 am
WHAT: 'Stories from Suburban Road'
WHO: Perth Theatre Company
WHERE: The Playhouse, Pier St, Perth.
WHEN: JUNE 7, 2002
'Stories from Suburban Road' was devised in 1990 by a group of actors and director Alan Becher, based around TAG Hungerford's autobiography of the same name. There have been several incarnations since that first production, which chronicles a group of stories from the childhood of young Tom Hungerford, growing up in a more innocent time, the 1920s-1930s, in South Perth.
Perth viewers will take plenty away from this production, featuring four local actors - Craig Williams, Kim de Lury, Kate Mulvany and Rohan Nichol - and two Sydney based performers, Toni Pearen and Michelle Doake. The references are all startlingly familiar - talk of trips to the Como foreshore, sneaking into the Perth Zoo, the alienation from 'North' Perth, and expeditions to Heirisson Island - all locales that many of the audience members may have driven past or from on the way to the theatre.
The performance is lively, sustained, and incredibly energised, considering that the show has been doing the touring rounds for nigh on three months now. All performers take a turn at taking on every imaginable character in Tom's world, including various animals and inanimate objects, and enjoyable touches like wonderful ukelele and harmonica solos punctuating the action.
Replete with song, anecdote, poignancy, and feeling, with plenty of opportunities for a hearty laugh, 'Stories from Suburban Road' joins shows like 'The Return' and 'Shopping and F*cking' to consolidate Perth Theatre Company's high calibre and standard in the theatre community. Go and see this show - it is West Australian to the core, and is played with such infectious joy that it would be a hard hearted individual to avoid going home feeling great. Go and have a look. It's playing until June 22 at the Playhouse - phone Bocs.
WHO: Perth Theatre Company
WHERE: The Playhouse, Pier St, Perth.
WHEN: JUNE 7, 2002
'Stories from Suburban Road' was devised in 1990 by a group of actors and director Alan Becher, based around TAG Hungerford's autobiography of the same name. There have been several incarnations since that first production, which chronicles a group of stories from the childhood of young Tom Hungerford, growing up in a more innocent time, the 1920s-1930s, in South Perth.
Perth viewers will take plenty away from this production, featuring four local actors - Craig Williams, Kim de Lury, Kate Mulvany and Rohan Nichol - and two Sydney based performers, Toni Pearen and Michelle Doake. The references are all startlingly familiar - talk of trips to the Como foreshore, sneaking into the Perth Zoo, the alienation from 'North' Perth, and expeditions to Heirisson Island - all locales that many of the audience members may have driven past or from on the way to the theatre.
The performance is lively, sustained, and incredibly energised, considering that the show has been doing the touring rounds for nigh on three months now. All performers take a turn at taking on every imaginable character in Tom's world, including various animals and inanimate objects, and enjoyable touches like wonderful ukelele and harmonica solos punctuating the action.
Replete with song, anecdote, poignancy, and feeling, with plenty of opportunities for a hearty laugh, 'Stories from Suburban Road' joins shows like 'The Return' and 'Shopping and F*cking' to consolidate Perth Theatre Company's high calibre and standard in the theatre community. Go and see this show - it is West Australian to the core, and is played with such infectious joy that it would be a hard hearted individual to avoid going home feeling great. Go and have a look. It's playing until June 22 at the Playhouse - phone Bocs.