I saw my second of my five shows I am scheduled to review at Wonderland Festival for Scenestr magazine on Sunday afternoon. Following on from going with friends to see Love/Hate Actually on Saturday night I am so far having a fantastic Wonderland 2018. I also by chance ran into Vashti Hughes of Larry’s Odyssey who said they liked my review. A real joy to have had that happen.
The Grass Is Dead On The Other Side is created by and starring multiple talent threat Anisa Nandaula who amongst other things is a champion slam poet. The premise of the show is particularly strong as two siblings face isolation and displacement following a zombie apocalypse that has all the hallmarks of colonialization, corporate plundering, re-writing history, and national displacement. There is no limit to how much further this piece could be developed but with very little in means of production here and led by powerful performances the show proved moving. On our way out I ended up behind Anisa and told her “You were fantastic.” and I meant it. Definitely people to watch, you can read my review here http://scenestr.com.au/arts/the-grass-is-dead-on-the-other-side-brisbane-review-wonderland-festival-2018-20181127 There were only two shows running on Sunday for the whole festival and both reportedly sold out.
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-Lloyd Marken
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Your balanced review makes it sound interesting, Lloyd, so you did a good job.
I like the photos of the space too, and it’s always good to see Karen. :).
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks Pete, most kind. Just some things that caught my eye so of course Karen featured. 🙂
You always bring attention to films I would otherwise never hear about, Lloyd. Nice shots of you and Karen, too!
Thanks Cindy, it was a good play. Who knows where it will end up being performed.