This Melbourne Fringe wrap includes a clever work that stretches the definition of homage, some gobsmacking magic, and a surreal rave led by a cyborg mermaid. fringe
This wrap of shows around Melbourne Fringe includes a clever work that stretches the definition of homage, a gobsmacking hour of magic, a tender and vulnerable work, a surreal rave and a performer who is definitely one to watch.“Good artists copy, great artists steal,“ quipped Pablo Picasso.Grand Theft Theatre at Melbourne Fringe.
Thoughtfully structured devised performance layers vigorous physical and visual theatre with perceptive musings on the experience of artists as audience members. It delves into the critical demands of the creative process, extending a generous invitation to spectators to recall what makes theatre special to them.
The effect is unwieldly. While a more generous interpretation of the show can say that it’s a way of dismantling the false dichotomy between “real” and “fake”, it just seems like a dance party for drunks clawing to be Seen. While the audience-facing element of the performance is entertaining enough, there doesn’t seem to be much else. The audience bops along.
He’s joined in this gobsmacking hour of “How did they do that?” power by comedian Lawrence Leung, a dab hand at snatching words from our minds with the disarmingly dorky aid of a bingo tumbler and a wand with a deeply unflattering name, as gifted by his brother. Their mother took her own life in 2015, and this powerful reckoning involved Livesey conducting 30-plus hours of interviews with family and friends, trying to understand how it came to pass.must demand a lot from Livesey, as they shift restlessly across a dark stage illuminated by a glowing triangular shrine of sorts.
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