1, 2, 3 and the Dog
Mon, 4 Dec 2006, 08:11 amGordon the Optom1 post in thread
1, 2, 3 and the Dog
Mon, 4 Dec 2006, 08:11 am‘1, 2, 3 and the Dog’ a play in three acts, written and directed by Victoria Midwinter Pitt, is showing at the Blue Room, Northbridge until mid December.
This tells the tale of three sisters who have come together again, after many years, to see to their recently deceased parents’ affairs. The reason why they meet so rarely soon becomes apparent, with very well observed sibling rivalry and jealousy. The sharing of the parents’ effects will make almost all of the audience over forty cringe, as they recognise the situation of vultures gathering and fight and squabble over petty property.
The story is beautifully conceived and wonderfully presented by the sisters (East Coast actors, Fiona O’Sullivan, Melanie Harris and Ana Momplet Chico). WA’s John Michael Swinbank is hilarious as the ghost who is the link between the girls.
Jo Marsh’s lighting plan is complex, with a myriad of lighting cues for the finely tuned spot lights which are used to great effect with the minimalist scenery. The actors found their positions in these lights accurately. The main prop of the set was a curtain of ribbons which acted as a screen for the 8 mm film, these ribbons were themselves made to look like 70 mm film.
The whole show was subtly backed by a live music trio.
This one and a half hour play was clever and well conceived play, however the three acts tended to break up the flow a little, as the audience had to leave the auditorium for about 15 minutes each time – a little too long. The long centre act could have been trimmed by ten minutes as there was some repetition. Nevertheless, this was a show well worth seeing.
This tells the tale of three sisters who have come together again, after many years, to see to their recently deceased parents’ affairs. The reason why they meet so rarely soon becomes apparent, with very well observed sibling rivalry and jealousy. The sharing of the parents’ effects will make almost all of the audience over forty cringe, as they recognise the situation of vultures gathering and fight and squabble over petty property.
The story is beautifully conceived and wonderfully presented by the sisters (East Coast actors, Fiona O’Sullivan, Melanie Harris and Ana Momplet Chico). WA’s John Michael Swinbank is hilarious as the ghost who is the link between the girls.
Jo Marsh’s lighting plan is complex, with a myriad of lighting cues for the finely tuned spot lights which are used to great effect with the minimalist scenery. The actors found their positions in these lights accurately. The main prop of the set was a curtain of ribbons which acted as a screen for the 8 mm film, these ribbons were themselves made to look like 70 mm film.
The whole show was subtly backed by a live music trio.
This one and a half hour play was clever and well conceived play, however the three acts tended to break up the flow a little, as the audience had to leave the auditorium for about 15 minutes each time – a little too long. The long centre act could have been trimmed by ten minutes as there was some repetition. Nevertheless, this was a show well worth seeing.
Gordon the OptomMon, 4 Dec 2006, 08:11 am
‘1, 2, 3 and the Dog’ a play in three acts, written and directed by Victoria Midwinter Pitt, is showing at the Blue Room, Northbridge until mid December.
This tells the tale of three sisters who have come together again, after many years, to see to their recently deceased parents’ affairs. The reason why they meet so rarely soon becomes apparent, with very well observed sibling rivalry and jealousy. The sharing of the parents’ effects will make almost all of the audience over forty cringe, as they recognise the situation of vultures gathering and fight and squabble over petty property.
The story is beautifully conceived and wonderfully presented by the sisters (East Coast actors, Fiona O’Sullivan, Melanie Harris and Ana Momplet Chico). WA’s John Michael Swinbank is hilarious as the ghost who is the link between the girls.
Jo Marsh’s lighting plan is complex, with a myriad of lighting cues for the finely tuned spot lights which are used to great effect with the minimalist scenery. The actors found their positions in these lights accurately. The main prop of the set was a curtain of ribbons which acted as a screen for the 8 mm film, these ribbons were themselves made to look like 70 mm film.
The whole show was subtly backed by a live music trio.
This one and a half hour play was clever and well conceived play, however the three acts tended to break up the flow a little, as the audience had to leave the auditorium for about 15 minutes each time – a little too long. The long centre act could have been trimmed by ten minutes as there was some repetition. Nevertheless, this was a show well worth seeing.
This tells the tale of three sisters who have come together again, after many years, to see to their recently deceased parents’ affairs. The reason why they meet so rarely soon becomes apparent, with very well observed sibling rivalry and jealousy. The sharing of the parents’ effects will make almost all of the audience over forty cringe, as they recognise the situation of vultures gathering and fight and squabble over petty property.
The story is beautifully conceived and wonderfully presented by the sisters (East Coast actors, Fiona O’Sullivan, Melanie Harris and Ana Momplet Chico). WA’s John Michael Swinbank is hilarious as the ghost who is the link between the girls.
Jo Marsh’s lighting plan is complex, with a myriad of lighting cues for the finely tuned spot lights which are used to great effect with the minimalist scenery. The actors found their positions in these lights accurately. The main prop of the set was a curtain of ribbons which acted as a screen for the 8 mm film, these ribbons were themselves made to look like 70 mm film.
The whole show was subtly backed by a live music trio.
This one and a half hour play was clever and well conceived play, however the three acts tended to break up the flow a little, as the audience had to leave the auditorium for about 15 minutes each time – a little too long. The long centre act could have been trimmed by ten minutes as there was some repetition. Nevertheless, this was a show well worth seeing.