Lynn Belvedere

JOSEPH K @ LIMELIGHT ROOM, Limelight on Oxford, 231 Oxford Street Darlinghurst

JOSEPH K is arrested on his thirtieth birthday, and ending on his 31st birthday, we experience the mediocrity of a dystopian government bureaucracy gone quite mad.

This JOSEPH K is a truely brilliant production with a perfect ensemble cast of ten actors, with many in unique multiple roles. Expertly directed by Sean O’Riordon, who is an actor’s director who understands all the nuances of performance. The well-chosen background music soundtrack, adds an extra level of depth to the JOSEPH K  theatre experience.         

New London in the very near future, with immaculate British accents galore, invisible yet unexplained government departments creating havoc for the arrested JOSEPH K and it has cancelled his existence, and his ability to live well in a capitalist society. Everything cancelled, passport, credit cards, oyster card, boots pharmacy card, mobile telephone, et cetera. Collapsing prospects, including sidelined at work, all beginning from the never ever explained notification of his arrest at his apartment.

Quiet whispering, quickly turning into malicious plotting against one citizen. Government knowingly negligent and deliberately breaching duty of care, with the deliberate and continuous failure to actually keep-safe and keep-secure all the personal information of JOSEPH K.

Nothing much has changed, because in Australia today, government employees, and Australian businesses and multinational corporations, still choose to treat The Customer as EITHER (1) blamed as the customer is at fault, OR (2) the customer is always wrong, (3) and for all customers that are being treated with disrespect and contempt, is wasted time and money lost.

There is a life lesson here, so please never ever sign your life away, without first obtaining permission to sign from your solicitor. A year of his life, ending with the unexpected. Despite the best endeavours, the absolute futility of dealing with the unanticipated consequences of the arrest, expensively searching for a solution to be found by his useless solicitor. Recommended.

Tom Basden’s play JOSEPH K, first premiered at the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, UK in November 2010.

SECRET HOUSE presents the Sydney premiere of JOSEPH K by Tom Basden, and based on the short story THE TRIAL by Franz Kafka.

Directed by SEAN O’RIORDON

STARRING Jane Angharad, Matthew Bartlett, Georgia Brindley, Michael Brindley, Elouise Eftos, Phoebe Heath, Tim Kemp, Deborah Faye Lee, Naomi Lees, James Smithers, Danen Young

Lighting Designer Alex Holver

Costume Designer Hamish Elliot

Set Designer James Smithers

Stage Manager Milly Grindrod

Secret House, founded in 2015, is a Sydney based theatre company. Their focus is the language of performance. They collaborate to create a shared experience, exploring the relationship between artist and audience.

LIMELIGHT ROOM, Limelight on Oxford, 231 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst (near Taylor Square)
Two week season from Wednesday 1st May 2019 until Saturday 18th May 2019 – 8.00pm Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat plus 5:00pm Sundays 5th and 12th May 2019 and 2:00pm Saturday 18th May 2019.
Very fast-paced, with a duration of under 110 minutes, and there is one interval.

Images by Clare Hawley.

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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] - - -