Lynn Belvedere

VIOLENT EXTREMISM and OTHER ADULT PARTY GAMES @ The Depot Theatre

 

Fascinating savage slice of political and social commentary via comedy, with generous surreal dialogue, provides violence bordering on farce. Exhilarating murder-thriller romp, satirical comedy equally filled with both wit and wisdom, and delivers unexpected twist after twist, and absolutely packed with riveting humour. Fascinating and intriguing theatrical experience, often profound and beautifully fluent acting, the story unfolds with great wit and superlative comic timing.

Two reality television stars, the husband and the wife,  together they are the perfect married team when on television.   However they are both actors reading their lines and faking it. Their televised married life is not real, every word spoken is written for them.

Robert Kelly (Thomas Pidd) and his wife Tamara Kelly (Eleanor Stankiewicz), attend an informal morning meeting with a twitter-famous neo-nazi teenager. These two reality television stars will do and say almost anything to protect their good name and their television jobs, including manufacturing a terrorist siege, to hide each deliberately accidental murder. Outstanding performances from a strong cast, however NIDA graduate Eleanor Stankiewicz yet again delivered a very memorable role on her journey to be Australia’s next Cate Blanchett.

Suddenly they have to be impulsive, make real-world decisions, and inventively decide when to murder each victim. They cleverly blur the lines of their reality, by altering the crime scene to frame other persons with their compelling forensic evidence. 21st century hypocrisy, and the continuing war on terror, continues to be fuelled by unjustified fear and hatred. This show deliberately provides clever political conversation starters. You and your friends will be talking about this show for many hours.

 

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CAST: Thomas G Burt, Julia Christensen, Dave Kirkham, Jodine Muir, Thomas Pidd, Eleanor Stankiewicz

DIRECTOR: Michael Campbell
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PRODUCER: Julian Ramundi

SET DESIGNER: Irma Calabrese

Brand new Australian play, written by AWGIE winning writer Richie Black.

Photography by Josh Mawer.

Aint it Fun Theatre Co. presents VIOLENT EXTREMISM and OTHER ADULT PARTY GAMES.

From 15th November until 25th November 2017.

8pm Wed-Sun and 5pm Sundays.

Duration 85 minutes. No interval.

The Depot Theatre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville, with on-site free car parking.

 

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Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -