Terrible Infants of Christmas****
Sun, 5 Sept 2004, 10:27 amWalter Plinge1 post in thread
Terrible Infants of Christmas****
Sun, 5 Sept 2004, 10:27 amThe name Luke Milton is synonymous with mad, zany, but clever humour and the ‘Terrible Infants of Christmas’ – written and directed by Luke - was no exception. It had a couple of well interwoven storylines, supported by a good musical backing (Brent Hill). One is often staggered by the versatility of these two young actors.
The adult pantomime, which is on at the Hayman Theatre in Curtin University until Saturday, had everyone laughing and gasping at the pure nerve and the way Luke pushes the boundaries, yet stays almost within the limits of decency.
The action takes place in Australia after a nuclear fallout, where the shortage of males is becoming a problem. The only surviving male being the mentally deficient, disabled son Morris (Matthew Hardie) who along with his loving mother (Jess Craig-Piper) and very diverse sisters rules the local town.
As usual, Luke manages to get some superb performances from his cast, ALL of whom were excellent. Part of LukeÂ’s success is in his ability to get all the characters to be completely different in appearance and nature. Full credit must be given to Bek Smith, Sophie Dunham, Veronica Mistry, Josh Price, and Tegan Mulvany for keeping the pace of this show bouncing along.
The lighting, simple scenery, props, and costumes were faultless.
If you are a fan of LukeÂ’s work then you wonÂ’t be disappointed.
Disclaimer: I am a great supporter of the Hayman productions so may be considered biased, but it is years since there was a show as funny as this at this venue.
The adult pantomime, which is on at the Hayman Theatre in Curtin University until Saturday, had everyone laughing and gasping at the pure nerve and the way Luke pushes the boundaries, yet stays almost within the limits of decency.
The action takes place in Australia after a nuclear fallout, where the shortage of males is becoming a problem. The only surviving male being the mentally deficient, disabled son Morris (Matthew Hardie) who along with his loving mother (Jess Craig-Piper) and very diverse sisters rules the local town.
As usual, Luke manages to get some superb performances from his cast, ALL of whom were excellent. Part of LukeÂ’s success is in his ability to get all the characters to be completely different in appearance and nature. Full credit must be given to Bek Smith, Sophie Dunham, Veronica Mistry, Josh Price, and Tegan Mulvany for keeping the pace of this show bouncing along.
The lighting, simple scenery, props, and costumes were faultless.
If you are a fan of LukeÂ’s work then you wonÂ’t be disappointed.
Disclaimer: I am a great supporter of the Hayman productions so may be considered biased, but it is years since there was a show as funny as this at this venue.