Returning after a successful debut last year, Brooklyn’s Brick Theatre will soon play host to another festival of plays and performance art based on video games. More »
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Last month, Phoenix Wright came to life on stage in Japan courtesy of the all-female musical theatre group, Takarazuka Revue. It was bright, it was catchy, it sold like hotcakes — and it was downright uncanny.
Time for your off-topic weekend post! You’ve been warned.
A good friend and I are putting on two shows in August at UNSW’s Studio One – The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter, and The Zoo Story by Edward Albee. Not sure what they’re about, here’s a description:
The Dumb Waiter: An absurdist comedy set in England, that finds two hitmen waiting in a room for instructions on their next target. As things get more and more bizarre, tensions rise…
The Zoo Story: Seemingly at random, Jerry approaches Peter, who is trying to read peacefully on a park bench. Despite Peter’s protests, Jerry simply keeps talking with furious intent, about his apartment, about his family, about his life and about a dog… what is it that he wants?
So, if you live in Sydney, and don’t have plans between August 12-16, book yourself a ticket or two and prepare for some great theatre. I’ll even be there, doing the whole director thing, if the prospect of meeting me excites you. I know it gets me tingling.
The Dumb Waiter & The Zoo Story [Sketched Out Productions] More »
Who said gaming and theatre were a bad mix?
To be honest, I’d don’t think anyone has, but if they did, you could throw this in their face like a pie – a tasty, rebuttal pie – and scream tirades about how they know nothing of modern stage or how to dress.
The Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre is putting on a gaming-themed performance that sounds like something from a Dungeon & Dragons: Spelljammer campaign module. Or I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream tossed in with Street Fighter.
How about we just take a look at the description from the website:
Using Zen Zen Zo’s hallmark physical and visceral style, the performance invites the audience into a virtual world where a mysterious person known only as the Game Master provides entertainment and challenges to overcome. Guided by the Warriors Lieutenant A. Hunter (Heavy Weapons/Tactics) and Mantra (Zen Philosophy/Wicked Kung Fu) the audience must explore a maze of game environments and corporate intrigue.
Hey, it could be a brilliant piece of theatre. Then again, it might turn out to be Australia’s most publicised LARP session. If you’re interested, visit the website. Note that it runs from April 17 to May 3 and is based in Brisbane.
Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre – Sub-Con Warrior 2.0 [Official site, thanks Nathan] More »
