Harbour Lites
Mon, 17 Sept 2007, 01:57 pmstinger11 posts in thread
Harbour Lites
Mon, 17 Sept 2007, 01:57 pmI 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.
The one act season is the
Fri, 21 Sept 2007, 10:41 pmThe one act season is the only time of year clubs are able to experiment with style and content, because their expenses are slight. I mean, does anyone spend more than 200 bucks on their budget? And the entry costs for the fesitvals is not much at all. The limited one act season would easily cover this, so why not take an artistic risk? I say this because for the rest of the year the only things thhat I can see a farces, musicals and drawing room dramas.
Best of luck to everyone this weekend and the next. Looking forward to it.