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Domestic Bliss (Melbourne)

Mon, 27 Sept 2004, 08:43 am
David Ryding14 posts in thread
Okay, 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

Re: a Domestic flight away from reviewing Bliss

Sun, 10 Oct 2004, 07:27 am
Buzzcuts is a volunteer young reviewers program for the Fringe managed under the auspices of Ex-Press Media, a Melbourne based youth writing program. They publish the magazine Vocie Works, which is sold somewhere in every capital city

Yes i said volunteer and young.

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