Saturday, June 24, 2017

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Malthouse)

'Galvanise' indeed. A vivid piece of theatre whose jagged staging works in service of its ideas and messages. Some of its sections are more representational (albeit with stylised elements that keep them from being truly naturalistic) whereas others operate at a more abstract, symbolically expressionistic level, put together in a way that's deliberately messy and seething so that the more or less direct addresses to the audience that close it, a melancholy call to action and a final poignant note, cut through all the more clearly. Some of the cast (of five) were more consistently strong than others but all were committed and found the right tone and energy - this was very good.