★★★★★ Touching the Void dramatizes the autobiographical account of Joe Simpson’s near fatal experience during the climb of the Siula Grande mountain. As with most real life stories where ultimate death is averted the trick is in driving the pace and tension so that the outcome is still kept uncertain. This production provides heart stopping moments along with shovelfuls of snow and ice.
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★★★★☆ The themes are perfect for our time, dealing with the purity of democracy in a world of ambiguity as politicians and victims of a Civil War come to terms with what peace and reconciliation mean when combined with ongoing power struggles and the basic need to feed the people.
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★★★★☆ On the face of it A Brave Face mines a familiar story about young men who go to war and find it harder than expected . . . This is a powerful, imaginative and at times laugh out loud funny piece of theatre that demands an audience. A picture can tell a thousand words and Vamos show that soldiering on is the most difficult thing to do after a war.
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★★★☆☆ The Alma Tavern’s own in-house Schoolhouse Productions latest classic text visits the deliciously scandalous morality tale, packed with humorous aphorisms. In a new version by Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland and John O’Connor the action is mildly updated to modern day, but not by all that much.
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★★★☆☆ The company work well together handling multiple parts with aplomb that comes from a careful attention to stagecraft and continuity. This is an entertaining romp that will appeal to those that love their theatre laced with a healthy dose of surrealism and the absurd. It certainly stands on its own two feet, but doesn’t quite deliver all the goods.
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