Saturday, September 23, 2017

Black Rider (Malthouse)

This was fun: created by Tom Waits and William S Burroughs and bearing a definite Weimar/Brecht/Weill influence (German expressionistic staging, marionette-style performance and makeup, music from all over the shop, much foregrounding of the Theatre nature of what's on stage) and with a bit of an American streak thrown in for good measure. Good songs, good singing, good staging, and the devil - as played by Meow Meow - gets her due.

(w/ Tamara)