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Wed, 29 Aug 2012, 10:17 am‘Home’ has been based around Maurice Maeterlinck's one-act play, by WA playwright, Michael Collins. Although he has just turned twenty, Michael is already making a name for himself; he was a winner in this year’s Maj Monologues. This co-production is by The Blue Room and The Broken Image Ensemble, a group of young performers looking for a challenge and committed to giving something new to the theatre. The cast helped in the devising of this play.
‘Home’ is staged at the Blue Room Theatre, James Street, Northbridge with performances at 7.00 each evening, running until Saturday 15th September.
On an apple orchard and cider-pressing farm, miles from anywhere, owner and widower, Mr Mac (Josh Magee) and his two teenage daughters are searching. With torches in their hands, they are going methodically through the outhouses of the fruit farm looking for Sally.
Every day Mr Mac drives the girls on the tractor, to the lines of trees for the fruit picking. However, one day Elle (Holly Garvey) notices that her oldest sister, Sally has disappeared. She contacts her kid sister, Beth (Caris Eves) on the walkie-talkie and asks if Sally is picking with her. At first, they do not worry, but at the end of the day, it is obvious that their older sister has vanished.
Michael Collins’ writing is beautifully constructed. It creates a genuine tense, creepy atmosphere, whilst at times the words are almost poetic. With strong dramaturgy by Katya Shevtsov, Sarah McKellar’s direction is focused and inventive. The actors have to change rapidly from flashbacks of the happy times, to the stress of having lost one of their close community members; this they do convincingly.
The creative set (Iona McAuley) was of a laundry outhouse. Thick ropes are suspended from the ceiling, with various articles of clothing and books hanging on washing lines. Chris Donnelly’s lighting was well thought out, with brilliant use of colour and angles – Chris has worked with Renegade for years and obviously picked up a few tips. The threatening sound design by Will Slade certainly sent a shudder around the auditorium. Great atmosphere.
An hour of beautifully observed family life, sibling ties and emotions. A quality piece of theatre.
‘Home’ has been based around Maurice Maeterlinck's one-act play, by WA playwright, Michael Collins. Although he has just turned twenty, Michael is already making a name for himself; he was a winner in this year’s Maj Monologues. This co-production is by The Blue Room and The Broken Image Ensemble, a group of young performers looking for a challenge and committed to giving something new to the theatre. The cast helped in the devising of this play.
‘Home’ is staged at the Blue Room Theatre, James Street, Northbridge with performances at 7.00 each evening, running until Saturday 15th September.
On an apple orchard and cider-pressing farm, miles from anywhere, owner and widower, Mr Mac (Josh Magee) and his two teenage daughters are searching. With torches in their hands, they are going methodically through the outhouses of the fruit farm looking for Sally.
Every day Mr Mac drives the girls on the tractor, to the lines of trees for the fruit picking. However, one day Elle (Holly Garvey) notices that her oldest sister, Sally has disappeared. She contacts her kid sister, Beth (Caris Eves) on the walkie-talkie and asks if Sally is picking with her. At first, they do not worry, but at the end of the day, it is obvious that their older sister has vanished.
Michael Collins’ writing is beautifully constructed. It creates a genuine tense, creepy atmosphere, whilst at times the words are almost poetic. With strong dramaturgy by Katya Shevtsov, Sarah McKellar’s direction is focused and inventive. The actors have to change rapidly from flashbacks of the happy times, to the stress of having lost one of their close community members; this they do convincingly.
The creative set (Iona McAuley) was of a laundry outhouse. Thick ropes are suspended from the ceiling, with various articles of clothing and books hanging on washing lines. Chris Donnelly’s lighting was well thought out, with brilliant use of colour and angles – Chris has worked with Renegade for years and obviously picked up a few tips. The threatening sound design by Will Slade certainly sent a shudder around the auditorium. Great atmosphere.
An hour of beautifully observed family life, sibling ties and emotions. A quality piece of theatre.