The Man From Mukinupin, by Dorothy Hewett Company B/MTC @ Sumner Theatre Sat. 6 June to Sat. 19 July Ah, what disappointment! Not for the show—the show was fine, I think—but for myself. Such guilt! I was with Albo and Frontus. We, all three of us, went to see Company B’s The Man from Mukinupin late last week. Unfortunately, I had a splitting headache before I went in. The pain was aggravated by the play’s busy action; I could not see it through. I left before the play’s conclusive nuptials. Therefore, not only did I miss the end of the show, but I ...
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A Friend of Dorothy'sI first saw The Man from Mukinupin when it was new in the late 1970s and everyone in the cast was white. Since then I don't recall seeing another play by Dorothy Hewett and, like so many other playwrites whose names are not David or Williamson, her work seems to vanished from the boards. Hewett’s 1979 musical play was an unlikely way of celebrating Western Australia’s 150th birthday. Set around the time of the First World War it shows the ugly side of the Anzac legacy, with the local war hero Harry Tuesday (Craig Annis) becoming ...
(Or: yes, there is life after MIAF...)The Masque of the Red Death, adapted from a story by Edgar Allan Poe, directed by John Bolton. Music by Jo Laing, set design by Jeminah Reidy, costumes by Jane Noonan, lighting design by Kimberly Kwa, sound design by Timothy Bright. Victoria College of the Arts Company 2008 Graduating Performance, Space 28, Dodds St, Southbank, until November 7.Yibiyung by
