I went to my first play in Melbourne, which was also my first time at The Malthouse, which is pretty much the theatrical hub of Melbourne. (www.malthousetheatre.com.au)
Anyhoo, we went and saw "A View of Concrete". Seeing as I'm not in a very descriptive mood this morning, I'm just going to insert the press release here so you know what it's about:
Hallucinogenic dreams and the frisson of terrorist fantasies.
With killing humour and an eye to the idiosyncratic, Gareth Ellis delves into life on the dark side and finds a pop-up panorama of technicoloured paranoia. Ellis conjures what he calls "an alternative present" – where cats and dogs are dying mysteriously, the phone never stops ringing, and drugs are on the menu for breakfast, lunch and tea.
Winner of the 2004 Wal Cherry Award and the 2005 Malcolm Robertson Prize, A View of Concrete is a new play from a new voice in Australian theatre. A voice that signals that the world these people live in is just across the road from our own – and you know them better than you think!
A View of Concrete, directed by Lauren Taylor (Sweet Staccato Rising,Love) is an unapologetic and witty take on the world inherited by Generation Next.
Following the play, my new theatre buddy (we've decided to make this a regular outing) and I ventured into town for a bowl of pho and then delved into the world of female hip hop at The Workshop, complete with dance-off and all! It could have been a Black Eyed Peas video.
All this and home by 11.
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