Savage in
Limbo! An intriguing title for a play we
experienced on Friday night. The time was 1984 and the place was the
Bronx. The five actors, their clothes, perfect
accents and the brick warehouse style theatre with seating just about in the
performance area transported the audience to the seedy bar in the Bronx with
ease. Each of the characters was aged
32. There was a virgin, Denise Savage; a whore, Linda Rotunda; her boyfriend,
Tony Aronica; an alcoholic; April White and the bartender, Murk. What a ride!
Each of the characters
stood on their own personal cliff, their fading youth behind them and the chasm
that was their future before them. It
was compelling to watch each character face their past and decide whether to
accept or deny change. Each of the
actors delivered powerful, poignant and emotionally charged performances. How
refreshing to see theatre at its purest at Studio 246 in suburban Brunswick. Congratulations to the cast: -
Denise
Savage – Debbie Zukerman
Linda
Rotunda – Celeste Markwell
Tony Aronica
– Peter Paltos
April White –
Joanne Redfearn
Murk – Gavin
Ingham
Sounds like a wonderful play with top rate performers. Well done to Studio 246
ReplyDeleteHow fantastic Joe, sounds like it was a very entertaining evening.
ReplyDeleteSounds great Joe!
ReplyDeleteI spent two seasons attending Blanchett's Sydney Theatre Coy productions. Put me off theatre for life!
ReplyDeleteYou enjoy some very cool activities Joe... thanks for sharing a bit of your experiences!
ReplyDeleteWe are so lucky here in Melbourne with so many cultural activities to choose from.
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