Theatre / âRopeâ by Patrick Hamilton. At Canberra Rep Theatre until June 5. Reviewed by
ARNE SJOSTEDT
MET with a warm, hushed red tones of the opening set piece, this rock-star performance of Patrick Hamiltonâs âRopeâ was a hit.
Contemplative, a collection of significant moments in time, this production by Ed Wightman played out like clockwork.
Pippin Carroll as Wyndham Brandon made a stunning show at puffing up his camp behaviour. He worked tirelessly to ensure a certain lackadaisical energy was established early, allowing a slice of the pie to come out cleanly for each of the ensemble roles.
Ryan Street played his part as Rupert Cadell superbly, and his final soliloquy was not stunning, not grandiose, just delivered with aplomb and all the remainder thrown in.
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RACHEL Reid’s Jazida Productions, winner of the Adelaide Fringe Festival award for Best Dance, is bringing the next instalment of the variety show, “Decadence and Debauchery” to the newly refurbished show space, Verity Attic, upstairs from Verity Lane Market, with a night of sideshow acts, comedy, drinks and the art of tease. Sydney Building, Civic, 8pm, Saturday, May 29. Book here.
The body’s in the box in “Rope” … Canberra REP Theatre, May 20.
PATRICK Hamilton’s thriller, “Rope” is best-known for Alfred Hitchcock’s film version in 1948. In it two flat mates murder their friend purely to see if they can get away with it. First performed by Canberra REP in 1941 and again in 1960, it’s staged this time by director Ed Wightman, with a star cast. Canberra REP Theatre, Acton, May 20 (preview) to June 5, Wednesday to Saturday, 8pm
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A gay 16-year-old lad with a passion for anonymous one night stands gets in hot water when one conquest doesn t take kindly to being pushed aside
★★★ Film title: Sequin in a Blue Room Director: Samuel Van Grinsven Release date: 9 Apr Certificate: 18
The thriller potential of location-based gay dating apps like Grindr is sharply explored in this stylish first feature from Australian filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven. The app’s GPS positioning is designed for convenience, alerting horny users to their nearest potential sexual partner, but in
Sequin in a Blue Room, the number indicating the proximity in metres between you and the nearest user takes on a sinister dimension. It’s the 21st century equivalent of the calls are coming from inside the house trope or the blinking motion tracker in