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One of the most bizarre plays I have seen, The Amateurs at Melbourne’s Red Stitch Theatre is a tragicomedy from 2015 American Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison. This is its Australian premiere. While I can’t claim to have liked it, to say it is unusual is an understatement. A troupe of mismatched mediaeval players make…
Little wonders: the small-cast plays putting theatre back on the stage
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By Peter Craven
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After a year of closed theatres around the world, Australia is leading the way in bringing performance back to the stage. The dramatic spotlight has focused on plays with small casts - one-, two- or three-handers - which have been instrumental in enabling companies to open their doors again, and which bring their own special rewards.
The artistic director of the Melbourne Theatre Company, Brett Sheehy, says, “I have been as dazzled, challenged and transformed by a solo performance of Beckett in Melbourne as I have by 65 actors on stage at Theatre du Soleil in Paris.”