Harbour Lites

I managed to catch the last night of this collection of 3 one-act plays at Harbour last Saturday and I am glad I did. Apparently only 2 of the 3 will be going on to the ITA Dramafest. My frequent lament is that there just does not seem to be enough good quality Australian-written one-acters around and I applaud the efforts of those who take the bull by the horns and write their own. However, these 3 plays (which I believe were all English-written) were well chosen and the Aussie actors (and directors) did a good job on the English accents. Overall,I was impressed with the standard of these plays. One-act festivals can be an opportunity for experimentation with ideas and personnel. They are also a great opportunity to be 'noticed' if you are a talented young artist, working your way up in the theatrical world, thus not to be taken too lightly. Well done, all.

Walterity Plingetty said: The couple of Aussies one I did were fairly unmemorable and/or second rate. That's exactly the apathetic attitude that causes Australia not to have a thriving film, or professional theatre industry. If you supported Australian theatre more, perhaps, just perhaps you might see some more quality work coming out of it. The comment angered me. The fact they were unmemorable and/or second rate could have to do with direction and not the writing. And if they were shit, why do them in the first place? For you to dismiss Australian one act plays so easily is ridiculous. It proves to me you haven't read many, if any at all, excluding the ones you have produced. Go read some Australian work before spewing your opinions here about the quality. You might find that there are some gems out there. "My personal opinion" - I have seen so many English and American one act plays that seeing Australian work is refreshing. And that's pathetic, because I live here.

Angered.

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