![]() Stripped of all the usual theatrical trappings, Archipelago Productions fully and skilfully exploit these good things to create something simple yet lush, rare and very memorable. It’s almost too much of a good thing: stimulations of language and eroticism, copia and copulation. It offered fantasies of Venus’s fertile ‘park’ and Adonis’s desirable ‘deer’, and also a broad choice of objects: her or him, or him-as-her or her-as-him, or both. It is said that Cambridge students (all male at the time) kept the poem under their pillows, and female readers in the 1590s were also wooed by this sexual fiction. Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie.’ Graze on my lips, and if those hills be dry, The series will be filmed on Tasmania's West Coast. ‘I’ll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer.įeed where thou wilt, on mountains or in dale The eight episode series will star Australian actress Marta Dusseldorp of Crownies and Jack Irish fame, who also wrote and will produce the show. The dynamics of male/female eroticism, role-reversal, and intense hunting imagery are the heat at the heart of this decidedly sexy poem. One can almost hear the ticking of Dusseldorp’s built-in bullshit detector: the finely pulsating discrimination of anything crude, lazy or unworthy.īen Winspear as Adonis, Venus’ object of infatuation, is playful, but rightly leaves Dusseldorp to dominate the field. Read: Review: The Cowgirl and The Showgirl Ride Again, Her Majesty’s Theatre (SA) (And surely someone – STC, MTC, Bell? – must soon ask her to play the Egyptian Queen.) ![]() By turns flirtatious, imperious, coy and lustful, earnest and languid, she is “fire and air”. Her range is unrestrained, as is her invention. Star of the small screen, Marta Dusseldorp in the flesh is extraordinary: a high-definition formal performer, with a dry, poised demeanour yet also a natural disposition for humour and surprise. The actors and text did all the work: their voices, with the bare minimum of physical movement, expounded and amplified the story, and nothing else was necessary. The Season 2023 program is available to download HERE.Beautiful as it was, the video was rather superfluous. “We are also proud to continue developing strong relationships with Tasmanian artists and companies, supporting them to develop new work and attract new audiences.” “The Theatre Royal is delighted to deliver such a diverse and dynamic program in 2023 with amazing local and international performances and a range of new initiatives that will make our program more accessible and affordable for audiences in Hobart.” Simon Wellington, Chief Executive of the Theatre Royal said he’s excited to bring the Theatre Royal and The Hedberg to life as a vibrant performing arts centre, with programming across multiple venues next year and the creation of a cultural hub for major festivals and events. Of the 25 productions next year, half are Tasmanian, while flagship national companies are welcomed back to the island, including Sydney Dance Company and Bell Shakespeare. Stage adaptations of much-loved Australian authors Mem Fox and Andy Griffiths sit alongside a new Staycation school holiday program, which sees three Tasmanian companies presenting performances and delivering participatory workshop programs in each school break. The Theatre is also making a big commitment to experiences for children, young people and families next year. At the end of the year, Australian legend Robyn Archer performs her Australian Songbook.Ī special centrepiece to the year will be pakana playwright Nathan Maynard’s timely and thought-provoking production about identity and history, At What Cost? It’s an extraordinary production from Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre and the perfect counterpoint to Wesley Enoch’s classic First Nations musical The Sunshine Club. The line-up includes Suzie Miller’s award-winning Prima Facie, a recent smash-hit on London’s West End, and Dennis Kelly’s Girls & Boys, with a stellar performance from Justine Clarke. Ten Days on the Island’s major theatre event Women of Troy starring Marta Dusseldorp kicks off an incredible series of works highlighting powerful female voices. The Theatre Royal is excited to launch its Season 2023 program today, with tickets now on sale.įor its 2023 program, the Theatre Royal has engaged some of the country’s most exciting productions and artists, telling stories and exploring issues that reflect our contemporary life and culture.
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