Lynn Belvedere

DITCH BY BETH STEEL @ LIMELIGHT ON OXFORD

DITCH is Beth Steel’s brutal dystopian thought-provoking debut play from 2010, and now receives a splendid Australian Premiere at the boutique performance venue, Limelight on Oxford. Man-made climate apocalypse, gloom and doom as most of the United Kingdom is now underwater, together with the sheer stupidity of an impending global nuclear annihilation.

This play is a stark and lucid reminder of the possibilities, caused by any of the world’s governments failing to prevent global warming. Bleak unpleasant future, London is long gone, and Manchester’s draconian government remains strong, and Manchester Security Services are constantly sending their able-bodied men to die in Venezuela.                     

At a far flung outpost in The Peak District, four Manchester Security Services officers, detain illegals trying to escape to Scotland. All education stops at twelve years of age. Pregnancy is only for winners of the one in ten thousand lottery, however some humanity remains as these six workers, despite their constantly suppressed emotions, are all seeking to better their bare existence. They decide to begin growing fruit and vegetables, to supplement their canned rations.

Her security services dormitory and its  kitchen are operated by 58 year old Mrs. Peel, assisted by 20 year old Meagan. Captain Burns (50s) is in charge of three soldiers, Bug (30s) Turner (30s) James (20s). Their tiny lives are explored with great depth and with deep understanding of the terrible loss of all that was their magnificent civilisation. Providing a magnificent and very entertaining night full of unexpected deadly twists, all leading to the end of the Manchester that they all knew and loved.

Cast of six, all provide extremely memorable performances. Each well-developed and meaty role, allows these six stars to deliver dazzling depths of emotion. Recommended.

Dream Plane Productions presents DITCH by Beth Steel.

LIMELIGHT ROOM, Limelight on Oxford, 231 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst (near Taylor Square)

Season dates Wednesday 2nd April 2019 until Saturday 13th April 2019 – 8.00pm Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat plus 5:00pm Sunday 7th April 2019 and 2:00pm Saturday 13th April 2019.
Duration of 120 minutes, and there is one interval.

Images by Becky Matthews.

Patina Productions curates, develops and supports the plays and musicals presented in the LIMELIGHT ROOM @ Limelight on Oxford. They collaborate with both emerging and seasoned indie creatives who demonstrate the commitment, capacity and enthusiasm required to stage world class indie shows.

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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] - - -