Comments on: REVIEW: Year of magical theatre http://importanceofideas.com/2009/12/27/my-year-of-magical-theatre-the-top-five/ Engaged in the big (and small) ideas on media + society Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:10:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: devi http://importanceofideas.com/2009/12/27/my-year-of-magical-theatre-the-top-five/comment-page-1/#comment-5578 devi Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:58:43 +0000 http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1296#comment-5578 I would take The White Earth over That Face any day of the week. They both had their pros and cons but I felt that That Face was not much more than an unfunny Ab Fab. At least the White Earth said plenty about Queensland and gave us Stace Callaghan's incredible performance as well as the design you mentioned. Let's hope that La Boite can still produce this kind of show in future. No independent theatre on the list? The Pillowman was my highlight of the year, and Bob Newman's The Brink has been sticking around in my mind much longer than plenty of bigger, louder shows (which would be pretty much all of them). I would take The White Earth over That Face any day of the week. They both had their pros and cons but I felt that That Face was not much more than an unfunny Ab Fab. At least the White Earth said plenty about Queensland and gave us Stace Callaghan’s incredible performance as well as the design you mentioned. Let’s hope that La Boite can still produce this kind of show in future.

No independent theatre on the list? The Pillowman was my highlight of the year, and Bob Newman’s The Brink has been sticking around in my mind much longer than plenty of bigger, louder shows (which would be pretty much all of them).

]]> By: Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/2009/12/27/my-year-of-magical-theatre-the-top-five/comment-page-1/#comment-5352 Jason Whittaker Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:58:09 +0000 http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1296#comment-5352 <em>Blue Love</em> was great fun. Nice pick. I forgot about the Belorussians, to be honest. Pinter is a bit lost on me. But the story of that group and how it puts on performances in the face of brutal censorship was truly inspiring. I wrote about that <a href="http://importanceofideas.com/2009/01/22/life-and-art-under-iron-rule/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Blue Love was great fun. Nice pick.

I forgot about the Belorussians, to be honest. Pinter is a bit lost on me. But the story of that group and how it puts on performances in the face of brutal censorship was truly inspiring. I wrote about that here.

]]> By: BrisbaneGirl http://importanceofideas.com/2009/12/27/my-year-of-magical-theatre-the-top-five/comment-page-1/#comment-5349 BrisbaneGirl Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:06:17 +0000 http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1296#comment-5349 This is a fabulous look at theatre in Brisbane (and elsewhere) for 2009. 'Rigoletto' was my undoubted highlight for 2009. Bravo to Opera Queensland for this lavish production. I also enjoyed the light-hearted, multi-media mash-up that was 'Blue Love' at LaBoite. Honourable mention must go to Belarus Free Theatre's 'Being Harold Pinter' at Brisbane Powerhouse earlier this year, for the intense emotional journey undertaken. This is a fabulous look at theatre in Brisbane (and elsewhere) for 2009.

‘Rigoletto’ was my undoubted highlight for 2009. Bravo to Opera Queensland for this lavish production.

I also enjoyed the light-hearted, multi-media mash-up that was ‘Blue Love’ at LaBoite.

Honourable mention must go to Belarus Free Theatre’s ‘Being Harold Pinter’ at Brisbane Powerhouse earlier this year, for the intense emotional journey undertaken.

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