Reviews

Wolf Play is about a Wolf at the centre of a family drama – a catalyst who brings to the surface all the flaws and troubles of flawed and troubled people.  He is a wolf, played by Yuchen Wang; a lone wolf - who speaks, who howls, who tells of wolf lore and of wolf needs – and he is also a six-year-old boy, sold on the internet to a new family, represented by a puppet.  If all that sounds confusing, it is not confusing on stage in this intricate and gripping play about the need for connection.

Before a die-hard audience of 700 loyal fans, this group heralded as “Australia’s best tribute act”,

This second instalment in the trilogy explores grief from an entirely different perspective and highlights a very universal and recognisable relationship. Tilly (Belinda McClory) and Egg (Emily Tomlins) are sisters with a very troubled history. Their encounter carries both the weight and the lightness of their history. Their conversations are mostly set in the present during this one meeting, but the text uses flashbacks to their childhood to help give shape and scope to the complexity of their difficult rapport. 

When I was a child, my father made me a puppet stage. I had a collection of hand puppets and marionettes and would put on shows for friends, and have maintained a keen interest ever since.

There has not been a plethora of puppet theatre productions since the iconic Tintookies made the genre famous in the 1960s. So naturally, I was keen to see this solo puppeteer and his creations, especially when they are in drag!

They Came From Uranus is puppet show meets glam drag, starring Murray Raine as the solo performer and puppeteer.