Lynn Belvedere

ACCORDING TO OTTO by Wayne Tunks at The Depot Theatre Marrickville

ACCORDING TO OTTO by Wayne Tunks is now having its Australian premiere as part of The Depot Theatre’s 2018 Season.

Family life with an extended family, heartwarming and full of love, empathy, pathos, truth, tears and joy. Extremely entertaining, that also delivers with the laughter, a very pleasurable night of entertainment, fast-paced and filled with a hundred delicious comedy one-liners. A fresh new comedy masterpiece.

Otto’s inner monologue, provides the narration. A compelling story about fully living his life, somewhat full of angst, as seen through his young eyes, coming out on the day of his sixteenth birthday party, and he desperately needs love to triumph.

The director has selected the perfect ensemble cast of nine actors, including Jasper Musgrave as Otto Brooks. Alice Furze and Andrew Wang are very effective in their multiple roles. Felicity Burke is the scene-stealing wheelchair-bound Grand Mother, with perfect comic timing, and surprises galore. Wayne Tunks is the perfect Dad, who always knows what to say, especially when his son Otto is bullied/bashed at school. Tasha O’Brien is the amazing sister, forever supportive.

The playwright is one of the few writers, that has a way with words, that boldly delivers fully fleshed-out characters, where every scene is perfectly timed for maximum impact, providing entertainment worth experiencing, and worth recommending to your friends. Expect to see in cinemas in 2019, a full length movie version of ACCORDING TO OTTO.

Starring: Felicity Burke, Alice Furze, Cooper Mortlock, Jacinta Moses, Jasper Musgrave, Tasha O’Brien, Brendan Paul, Wayne Tunks and Andrew Wang

Producer, Director, Playwright: Wayne Tunks
Assistant Director: Daniel Pollock
Lighting Designer: Louise Mason
Stills Photography: Clare Hawley

Running from 14th February 2018 until 28th February 2018 at The Depot Theatre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville, with on-site free car parking. Running time 130 minutes including one interval. 8pm wed thu fri and Saturdays 2pm and 8pm. ACCORDING TO OTTO is premiering for the 40th Sydney Mardi Gras.

 

 

 

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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] - - -