Scenestr put the call out for shows running as part of the Brisbane Festival and I was lucky enough to attend with Karen, Ode to Man on the second of its four night run at my old campus Kelvin Grove at QUT. The hills remain steep as I chose to park from the opposite end of where the show was playing. Describing Ode to Man as a one woman play written and performed by the whip-smart and talented Emma Mary Hall feels limiting and fails to reflect the contribution behind the scenes in dressing the stage and proving audio visual projections throughout. However you would describe it, it was thoughtful and insightful and perfectly fit the setting of a university theatre with many students in attendance too. There was a Q&A afterwards with Ms Hall too. You can read my review here http://scenestr.com.au/arts/ode-to-man-review-brisbane-festival-2018-20180913
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-Lloyd Marken
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Nice review, Lloyd. Recent trends in theatre have seen a marked increase in ‘one woman’ shows. This sounds like a production that is very effective in a more intimate space, and something that would play well outside of Australia too.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks Pete. Maybe it will come to your neck of the woods.