By Peter Kemp
Gemco Players
Night Watch
Two types of people laugh at the law, those that break it and those that make it..
Set in Ankj-Morpork, one of the most thoroughly imagined cities in fantasy, Night Watch is the story of Sam Vims, running hero of the Guards sequence, who finds himself cast back in
time to the Anks0Morpork of his youth. With a psychopath from his own time rising in the vile ranks of the Cable Street Unmentionables complication things, Vimes has to ensure that
history takes its course so that he will have the right future to go back to and keep his younger self alive.
Season opens July 12 and Bookings at 598 2844.
Burrinja Circus Festival
Children are Stinky – all agers.
Packed with lots of fun, lightning fast Hula Hooping, daredevil balances, incredible acrobats, and loads of comedy. Children are Stinky will have both adults and kids with their jaws on
the floor wanting to see more.
Season: Sunday June 30 at 4pm. Venue Burrinja Theatre.
Running time approximately 50 minutes no intermission.
Circus Mix – Kids: 5 – 132 years.
Try a little of everything in Circus Mix! These classes are the perfect place to explore general circus skills like juggling, tumbling, hula hoops, trapeze and more.
July 2 11.15am. 2.45pm. July 3, 11.15am, 3.24pm. July 4. 11.15am , 2.45pm.
The Woman in Black
Britain’s second longest running play after The Mousetrap, The Woman in Black tells the story of a lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family
by the spectre of a Woman in Black. He engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but
then, as they reach further into his darkest memories, they find themselves caught up in a world of eerie marshes and moaning winds.
John Waers is Arthur Kipps the solicitor and Daniel Macpherson is the actor. but throughout the story they change places and Daniel becomes the young Arthur Kipps.
When they are portraying each other at the site of the story John Waters plays all the locals.
A remarkable performance and the changes of accents and dialects are absolutely amazing.
And , of course, his acting is superb. Daniel Macpherson captured the essence of the actor instructing Arthur Kipps how to present his story and also as the young Arthur Kipps at Eel House and the local village. Both actors gave the realistic feeling of horror in telling the story.
The sound track was excellent plus the lighting gave the impression correctly to suit the occasion.
The stage upon opening was simply set with a theatre box in the foreground which doubled as a cart.
During the production the centre curtain was a scrim which when lit from behind showed a set of stairs to the first floor of the old house.
A wonderful evening of theatre and one had shivers running up and down one’s spine.
