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'Utzbach. A town with 280 human inhabitants, a pig population of slightly more and a pub-cum-theatre named The Black Hart. It's a venue that could not be more different to the glittering Gaspoltshofen where Bruscon - an actor often described (by himself) as a national treasure - once performed to an adoring audience of 830. Utzbach represents a terrible low in Bruscon's career but, ever the consummate professional, he is determined that the show he is touring to this cultural backwater will go on.
Preparing this dump for his theatrical extravaganza is a piece of theatre in itself. As a mighty storm gathers overhead, the petty tyrant issues directions to his family-cum-cast. With the Landlord, the Fire Chief, the pigs, the troupe, the town and even the elements conspiring against him, making it to the curtain call could be the greatest challenge Bruscon has ever faced.' Source: http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/ (Sighted 13/04/2012).
Notes
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A discussion of the 2012 Malthouse Theatre / Sydney Theatre Company production of The Histrionic appears in Australian Book Review, 341 (May 2012): 40-41.
Production Details
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Presented by the Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company at the Merlyn Theatre, 2 April - 5 May 2012.
Director: Daniel Schlusser.
Set and Costume Designer: Marg Howell.
Lighting Designer: Paul Jackson.
Composer and Sound Designer: Darrin Verhagen.
Cast: Bille Brown, Kelly Butler, Barry Otto. Josh Price, Katherine Tonkin, Jennifer Vuletic, and Edwina Wren.
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When Luvvies Win Awards
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 September 2012; (p. 22) -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 24 June 2012; (p. 13)
— Review of The Histrionic Tom Wright (translator), 2012 single work drama -
Commanding Performance Anchors Skewing of the Stage
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 June 2012; (p. 9)
— Review of The Histrionic Tom Wright (translator), 2012 single work drama -
Black Comedy Ruthlessly Equates Theatre to an Altar of Humiliation
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 April 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of The Histrionic Tom Wright (translator), 2012 single work drama -
Swine Time for All in a Degenerate Austria
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 April 2012; (p. 14)
— Review of The Histrionic Tom Wright (translator), 2012 single work drama
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Swine Time for All in a Degenerate Austria
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 April 2012; (p. 14)
— Review of The Histrionic Tom Wright (translator), 2012 single work drama -
Black Comedy Ruthlessly Equates Theatre to an Altar of Humiliation
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 April 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of The Histrionic Tom Wright (translator), 2012 single work drama -
Commanding Performance Anchors Skewing of the Stage
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 June 2012; (p. 9)
— Review of The Histrionic Tom Wright (translator), 2012 single work drama -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 24 June 2012; (p. 13)
— Review of The Histrionic Tom Wright (translator), 2012 single work drama -
When Luvvies Win Awards
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 September 2012; (p. 22)