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wossnameFor our readers in the Land Down Under, Unseen Theatre's highly lauded 2017 production of The Truth is in its final week!
When: 8th–11th November 2017
Venue: Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas St. Adelaide, South Australia
Time: 7.30pm all shows
Tickets: $22 ($18 concessions/Fringe members/groups of 6+), available via http://bakehousetheatre.com or at the door on performance nights
http://unseen.com.au/
Here be some review extracts...
In Stage Whispers by Kerry Cooper:
"Director Pamela Munt has assembled a large cast to bring its absurd mix of characters to life in Unseen Theatre Company’s production... The cast do an admirable job playing several roles throughout the play and each change in character is enhanced by well thought-out costumes. The multi-level set is practical and appealing, making use of established doors either side of the performing space. Whether or not you are a fan of Pratchett’s work, you will be pleased with the results..."
http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/truthunseen
...and in The Advertiser by Ewart Shaw:
"There’s less Discworld magic and more contemporary politics on stage as the City Watch investigate a possible murder by the Patrician no less, and down the street, the daily newspaper is being invented. Unseen Theatre and founder Pamela Munt have developed a Bakehouse style of versatile performers, with many changes of costume, accent and beard, nipping out of many doorways. There’s an energetic sense of improvisation carefully managed for maximum effect. Aimee Ford is Gaspode the talking dog. Hugh O’Connor and Natalie Haigh are William de Worde and Sacharissa Cripslock, accidental publishers of Ankh-Morpork newspaper The Truth, aided by Leighton Jones as Gunilla Goodmountain, dwarf engraver (I mean a dwarf who engraves, not someone who engraves dwarfs. Pratchett fans will understand the confusion). There’s great support from the square jawed Mike Shaw as Commander Vimes, with Alicia Rabig as sidekick Angua, David Dyte as Lord de Worde and the man with amusingly shaped root vegetables and Ronald Carney as Drumknott. Danny Sag is outstanding as the vampire press photographer. There’s a special mention for Nick Andrews and Paul Messenger as Mr Pin and Mr Tulip, a new firm of bad boys, and producer/director Munt reprises her role as the zombie lawyer Mr Slant. By law, the role of Vetinari can only be played by Philip Lineton, whose quiet authority is a still point in the chaos of the play..."
http://bit.ly/2gYtHEc
...and by Barry Lenny (or possibly Christine Pyman) in Broadway World:
"This adaptation, by Stephen Briggs, directed by Pamela Munt, showcased perfectly the talents of the Unseen Theatre actors and stage management. Munt, herself, is perfect as the literally dry as death zombie lawyer, Mr. Slant. From her rolling, dry, crackling voice, to her green skin, she shows the deviousness of the Law, as we all suspect it of actually being. O'Connor's de Worde, encapsulates the struggles of a wealthy and well brought up young man finding his way, and passion, in the world, against the traditional and very differing views of his family. As someone who is on stage for the majority of the time, he managed to completely have the audience's sympathy for his character. When there was the slightest hint of a budding romance between him and the equally naive, and not quite as well born reporter, Sacharissa Cripslock, beautifully bought to life by Natalie Haigh, there was a collective intake of breath by the audience at an untimely interruption, and we can all imagine continued life for these characters. The humour of this story is reliant on many things, and this cast got all of them spot on, from absolute exact timing, intonation, stage direction to something that cannot be pinned down, but comes down to projection of energy of loveable, real, characters. I think that simply calling them good actors doesn't quite cover it. Tight direction, effective set design, and very good lighting and sound design are all crucial, and when good are largely unnoticed, and these were achieved well, thanks to Pamela Munt, Andrew Zeuner, Stephen Dean and Eleanor Adams..."
http://bit.ly/2A4v4WD
When: 8th–11th November 2017
Venue: Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas St. Adelaide, South Australia
Time: 7.30pm all shows
Tickets: $22 ($18 concessions/Fringe members/groups of 6+), available via http://bakehousetheatre.com or at the door on performance nights
http://unseen.com.au/
Here be some review extracts...
In Stage Whispers by Kerry Cooper:
"Director Pamela Munt has assembled a large cast to bring its absurd mix of characters to life in Unseen Theatre Company’s production... The cast do an admirable job playing several roles throughout the play and each change in character is enhanced by well thought-out costumes. The multi-level set is practical and appealing, making use of established doors either side of the performing space. Whether or not you are a fan of Pratchett’s work, you will be pleased with the results..."
http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/truthunseen
...and in The Advertiser by Ewart Shaw:
"There’s less Discworld magic and more contemporary politics on stage as the City Watch investigate a possible murder by the Patrician no less, and down the street, the daily newspaper is being invented. Unseen Theatre and founder Pamela Munt have developed a Bakehouse style of versatile performers, with many changes of costume, accent and beard, nipping out of many doorways. There’s an energetic sense of improvisation carefully managed for maximum effect. Aimee Ford is Gaspode the talking dog. Hugh O’Connor and Natalie Haigh are William de Worde and Sacharissa Cripslock, accidental publishers of Ankh-Morpork newspaper The Truth, aided by Leighton Jones as Gunilla Goodmountain, dwarf engraver (I mean a dwarf who engraves, not someone who engraves dwarfs. Pratchett fans will understand the confusion). There’s great support from the square jawed Mike Shaw as Commander Vimes, with Alicia Rabig as sidekick Angua, David Dyte as Lord de Worde and the man with amusingly shaped root vegetables and Ronald Carney as Drumknott. Danny Sag is outstanding as the vampire press photographer. There’s a special mention for Nick Andrews and Paul Messenger as Mr Pin and Mr Tulip, a new firm of bad boys, and producer/director Munt reprises her role as the zombie lawyer Mr Slant. By law, the role of Vetinari can only be played by Philip Lineton, whose quiet authority is a still point in the chaos of the play..."
http://bit.ly/2gYtHEc
...and by Barry Lenny (or possibly Christine Pyman) in Broadway World:
"This adaptation, by Stephen Briggs, directed by Pamela Munt, showcased perfectly the talents of the Unseen Theatre actors and stage management. Munt, herself, is perfect as the literally dry as death zombie lawyer, Mr. Slant. From her rolling, dry, crackling voice, to her green skin, she shows the deviousness of the Law, as we all suspect it of actually being. O'Connor's de Worde, encapsulates the struggles of a wealthy and well brought up young man finding his way, and passion, in the world, against the traditional and very differing views of his family. As someone who is on stage for the majority of the time, he managed to completely have the audience's sympathy for his character. When there was the slightest hint of a budding romance between him and the equally naive, and not quite as well born reporter, Sacharissa Cripslock, beautifully bought to life by Natalie Haigh, there was a collective intake of breath by the audience at an untimely interruption, and we can all imagine continued life for these characters. The humour of this story is reliant on many things, and this cast got all of them spot on, from absolute exact timing, intonation, stage direction to something that cannot be pinned down, but comes down to projection of energy of loveable, real, characters. I think that simply calling them good actors doesn't quite cover it. Tight direction, effective set design, and very good lighting and sound design are all crucial, and when good are largely unnoticed, and these were achieved well, thanks to Pamela Munt, Andrew Zeuner, Stephen Dean and Eleanor Adams..."
http://bit.ly/2A4v4WD
