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
a Domestic flight away from reviewing Bliss
Sat, 9 Oct 2004, 04:33 pmDomestic Bliss (Melbourne) wrote:
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> Another review. (Again possibly better written than anything
> in the West)
Just to follow up my rant from above, the example you just quoted was a 280 word review, which dedicated JUST HALF a paragraph (20%) to telling us what the show's about, and EVERYTHING ELSE (80%) expressed some form of judgement and/or opinion...!
I found it an interesting review, and (having seen Domestic Bliss twice in Perth) a pretty accurate one.
I don't know what sort of publication Buzzcuts is, or how you managed to get two reviews from them? Send one of their reviewers to Perth!
Well done, guys.
Cheers
Craig
>
> Another review. (Again possibly better written than anything
> in the West)
Just to follow up my rant from above, the example you just quoted was a 280 word review, which dedicated JUST HALF a paragraph (20%) to telling us what the show's about, and EVERYTHING ELSE (80%) expressed some form of judgement and/or opinion...!
I found it an interesting review, and (having seen Domestic Bliss twice in Perth) a pretty accurate one.
I don't know what sort of publication Buzzcuts is, or how you managed to get two reviews from them? Send one of their reviewers to Perth!
Well done, guys.
Cheers
Craig
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