Some words on Attempts from Union House Theatre student reviewers Jo Bowen and Olympia Bowman-Derrick and ‘real world’ theatre critics Jana Perkovic’s livejournal and vibewire entries + ‘Bardassa’ on onstagemelbourne.blogspot.com + Michael Magnusson for MCV magazine
From the Attempts answering machine…
Coming away from Attempts on Her Life, my head was spinning. As promised, it was moving, distressing, entertaining, and above all, cryptic. This play is not conventional, purposefully and wonderfully so… The staging, characterisation, and composition of the action are all unique. The concepts of ‘plot’ and ‘story’ have been warped and reinvented, challenging just what a ‘play’ is, presenting us with this masterpiece of the contemporary world.
Attempts on Her Life is now booked out for all 8pm shows Saturday 17, Tuesday 20, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May.
You can still buy tickets for Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 and the two matinee shows. Book now: at Union House Info Desk, 83447447 or online www.union.unimelb.edu.au/tickets!
Union House Theatre describes its production of Attempts on Her Life as ‘a disjointed jigsaw puzzle for generation now.’ Olympia Bowman-Derrick spoke to award-winning director, Susie Dee, in an attempt to decipher the strange messages that have been appearing on the Union House Theatre blogs and notice boards…
Heaps of opportunities – front of house, publicity, musical director, director and Union House Theatre backstage crew…
From the Attempts answering machine…
From the Attempts answering machine…
‘It’s moving. It’s timely. It’s distressing. It’s funny. It’s sexy. It’s deeply serious. It’s entertaining. It’s illuminating. It’s cryptic. It’s dark…’
We are always looking for willing backstage crew of any level of experience, availability or interest in theatre.
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