Covert, A Thoroughly, Modern Morality Play
Sun, 26 Oct 2003, 12:34 amGreg Ross11 posts in thread
Covert, A Thoroughly, Modern Morality Play
Sun, 26 Oct 2003, 12:34 amCovert is stunning
Covert is intense.
Covert is wonderfully written.
Covert is superbly acted and directed.
Such are the moral dilemmas played out in front of the audience, I found myself driving home almost sympathising with Howard, Blair and Bush, quite apart from realising what returning Vietnam veterans must have gone through all those years ago, as they were exposed to our indifference and dissent.
Robert Jeffreys has pierced the protective wall of modern active army life and exposed the haunting reality of life on a necessary edge that most of us would rather not be confronted with. A superb, non-judgemental work that should be mandatory viewing for every Australian.
I have struggled in my ineffectual way to fault the play and apart from a couple of absolutely irrelevant opening night line stuff-ups, I could only come up with the nit-picking fact that Land Rovers are permanent 4WD, itÂ’s not something that needs to be engaged.
The acting was thoroughly believable, mind you, by my count, Greg McNeil and Peter Docker have now been in the Australian Army for 60 years - since "Rusty Bugles,” so they should know their way around the camouflage of army life! And the cast were obviously aware of the notorious Rechabites penchant for muffling male voices.
On that score, Deputy Premier Eric Ripper said on the way out, that the cost estimate for bringing the Rechabites Hall up to scratch was $4 million. I suggested that he could divert some of the revenue from Multa Novas.
To the Perth Theatre Company. Bloody fabulous once again. Skin Tight still lives with me and this superb work will do the same. DonÂ’t miss it.
Ps: Will the thought provoking solo one act play before the main event become a regular feature?
Covert is intense.
Covert is wonderfully written.
Covert is superbly acted and directed.
Such are the moral dilemmas played out in front of the audience, I found myself driving home almost sympathising with Howard, Blair and Bush, quite apart from realising what returning Vietnam veterans must have gone through all those years ago, as they were exposed to our indifference and dissent.
Robert Jeffreys has pierced the protective wall of modern active army life and exposed the haunting reality of life on a necessary edge that most of us would rather not be confronted with. A superb, non-judgemental work that should be mandatory viewing for every Australian.
I have struggled in my ineffectual way to fault the play and apart from a couple of absolutely irrelevant opening night line stuff-ups, I could only come up with the nit-picking fact that Land Rovers are permanent 4WD, itÂ’s not something that needs to be engaged.
The acting was thoroughly believable, mind you, by my count, Greg McNeil and Peter Docker have now been in the Australian Army for 60 years - since "Rusty Bugles,” so they should know their way around the camouflage of army life! And the cast were obviously aware of the notorious Rechabites penchant for muffling male voices.
On that score, Deputy Premier Eric Ripper said on the way out, that the cost estimate for bringing the Rechabites Hall up to scratch was $4 million. I suggested that he could divert some of the revenue from Multa Novas.
To the Perth Theatre Company. Bloody fabulous once again. Skin Tight still lives with me and this superb work will do the same. DonÂ’t miss it.
Ps: Will the thought provoking solo one act play before the main event become a regular feature?
Re: Covert, A Thoroughly, Modern Morality Play
Tue, 28 Oct 2003, 02:45 pmWalter Plinge
That may well be the case. It would seem the Minister responsible for Arts deputised someone else to go in her place .... I wonder how many deputies there are.
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