Well, everyone seemed to like this one a lot more than me - 'lightweight' isn't an epithet that I'd necessarily use to criticise a play (or any other kind of work), but in this case it is a criticism. It passed the time amusingly enough, but in the end there was really nothing to it - a thing needn't be weighty or serious in order to be substantial, but in the case of "Scarlett O'Hara", I just felt that there was a lack of substance and a hint of laziness, of careless invocation of stereotypical figures (using that word in its broadest sense) rather than any attempt at a true rendition...so for those reasons, despite Caroline O'Connor's engaging turn as the central wrapped-up-in-cinema dreamer, the mostly on-target digs at modern Australian society, and the number of laughs to be had, this was probably my least favourite of the MTC plays I've been to for the season so far.
[part of an MTC subscription with Steph, Sunny & co]
[part of an MTC subscription with Steph, Sunny & co]
