Domestic Bliss (Melbourne)
Mon, 27 Sept 2004, 08:43 amDavid Ryding14 posts in thread
Domestic Bliss (Melbourne)
Mon, 27 Sept 2004, 08:43 amOkay, so its a retyped review from a newspaper here in Melbourne but it's the Melbourne Fringe with over 250 shows. You do whatever you can.
At least we didn't write a our own review.
From an audience point of view, it takes a brave actor to star in a one-man show. In this Melbourne Fringe Festival play, Lockwood portrays hapless haberdashery shop worker Chris Domestic Bliss whose life turns on his head on his 25th Birthday
Proving his comedic gift, Lockwood also plays ChrisÂ’s blokey dad, his Ronn Moss loving horny housewife mum, drug addled girlfriend and rough as guts bets mate, as well as a few cameo characters thrown in.
The fact Lockwood also wrote the script explains why the performance is so tight and fast paced
Domestic Bliss has much more hits than misses, with witty one liners, clever interplay and Kath and Kim-esque comedy about life in the suburbs. There's also a few dark and tender moments so it's not slapstick all the way
The play is performed in a 600-bed backpackerÂ’s hostel so you could make friends in the audience.
Tickets are $10"
Megan Miller
MX
Shameless promotion section
Cinema @ Hotel Bakpak
147 Franklin St Melbourne
all shows at 6:30pm and a cheaper than a service wash $10!
Tickets; 8421 8777 or at the door
Written and performed by Damon Lockwood
Directed by David Ryding
Domestic Bliss urges you to remember families aren't just for Christmas
At least we didn't write a our own review.
From an audience point of view, it takes a brave actor to star in a one-man show. In this Melbourne Fringe Festival play, Lockwood portrays hapless haberdashery shop worker Chris Domestic Bliss whose life turns on his head on his 25th Birthday
Proving his comedic gift, Lockwood also plays ChrisÂ’s blokey dad, his Ronn Moss loving horny housewife mum, drug addled girlfriend and rough as guts bets mate, as well as a few cameo characters thrown in.
The fact Lockwood also wrote the script explains why the performance is so tight and fast paced
Domestic Bliss has much more hits than misses, with witty one liners, clever interplay and Kath and Kim-esque comedy about life in the suburbs. There's also a few dark and tender moments so it's not slapstick all the way
The play is performed in a 600-bed backpackerÂ’s hostel so you could make friends in the audience.
Tickets are $10"
Megan Miller
MX
Shameless promotion section
Cinema @ Hotel Bakpak
147 Franklin St Melbourne
all shows at 6:30pm and a cheaper than a service wash $10!
Tickets; 8421 8777 or at the door
Written and performed by Damon Lockwood
Directed by David Ryding
Domestic Bliss urges you to remember families aren't just for Christmas
Re: review-writing Bliss-ters
Sat, 9 Oct 2004, 07:43 amWalter Plinge
Another review. (Again possibly better written than anything in the West)
I don't have much to say about Domestic Bliss other than it was very good. A clever, intimate and absurd family tale, I laughed from start to finish. The only disappointing thing about it was that there weren't more people there to see it.
Written and performed by Damon Lockwood, Domestic Bliss is the warped tale of the 'Domestic-Bliss' family. The multi-talented Damon plays all the characters. So he's a mother, a father, a neighbour and also 'Chris' the bland son whose life falls apart over the weekend we witness. Lockwood switched effortlessly from character to character and each was uniquely funny. The semi-abusive father was my favourite. Almost a caricature he reminded me of bogan suburban dads who come to life at weekend footy matches. None of characters were particularly likeable but it was their nastiness to each other that made them so amusing.
Domestic Bliss was a brilliant vehicle for Lockwood's talent. All the characters were well developed and interesting. Each had their own physical presence as well as voice. The story progressed quickly and the twisted plot held my attention. There was a fantastic moment of dramatic irony which had the whole audience groaning with displeasure and amusement.
I thoroughly enjoyed this show. Lockwood is to be congratulated for creating and performing such a humorous show on his own. My only recommendation to him is to increase publicity which will hopefully result in the larger audience this show deserves.
Go early and grab one of the bean bags at the front.
Nicole Bowden
Buzzcuts
I don't have much to say about Domestic Bliss other than it was very good. A clever, intimate and absurd family tale, I laughed from start to finish. The only disappointing thing about it was that there weren't more people there to see it.
Written and performed by Damon Lockwood, Domestic Bliss is the warped tale of the 'Domestic-Bliss' family. The multi-talented Damon plays all the characters. So he's a mother, a father, a neighbour and also 'Chris' the bland son whose life falls apart over the weekend we witness. Lockwood switched effortlessly from character to character and each was uniquely funny. The semi-abusive father was my favourite. Almost a caricature he reminded me of bogan suburban dads who come to life at weekend footy matches. None of characters were particularly likeable but it was their nastiness to each other that made them so amusing.
Domestic Bliss was a brilliant vehicle for Lockwood's talent. All the characters were well developed and interesting. Each had their own physical presence as well as voice. The story progressed quickly and the twisted plot held my attention. There was a fantastic moment of dramatic irony which had the whole audience groaning with displeasure and amusement.
I thoroughly enjoyed this show. Lockwood is to be congratulated for creating and performing such a humorous show on his own. My only recommendation to him is to increase publicity which will hopefully result in the larger audience this show deserves.
Go early and grab one of the bean bags at the front.
Nicole Bowden
Buzzcuts
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