Little Women
27th April - 12th May 2007 |
27 April - 12 May @ 7.30pm / Sat @ 2pm)
Previews:Wed 25 & Thur 26 May @ 7.30pm
Adults $30 / Conc $25 / Child $18
Matinee: Sat 28 April & 12 May @ 2pm
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As the American Civil War rages around them, the March girls - tempestuous Jo, lovely Meg, gentle Beth and romantic Amy - create a world for themselves where honour and imagination rule over vanity and social convention. But as darkness threatens their happy family, the four sisters will have to take a leap into adulthood. But what kind of women will they be?
From the writer of I WANT TO BE IN A JANE AUSTEN NOVEL comes a bold new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's beautiful classic.
If you loved getting lost in the pages of this classic novel, prepare to lose yourself all over again in this touching theatrical rendering of LITTLE WOMEN.
Director JOANNA BUTLER
Designers CAMPBELL & ROBYN BUTLER
Featuring BRIONY BENJAMIN, PAULINE CAMPTON, NORMAN DOYLE, EMMA GRASSO, JUDY HAINSWORTH, BELINDA HEIT, CAMERON HURRY, CALLUM MANSFIELD, KATHRYN MARQUET, JUSTIN TRULOFF and TAMMY WELLER
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Nigel Munro-Wallis of ABC Radio says "the strength of the piece lies undoubtedly in Butler’s own writing style: knowing what to put in and what to leave out and how to achieve the balance while holding the audience’s interest..... the cast are all fine actors....Norman Doyle does well in the roles of Mr March, Mr Laurence and particularly in the role of Friedrich. Also of note were the performances of Kathryn Marquet as Jo March, Justin Truloff as Laurie and Tammy Weller as Beth March.....Campbell & Robyn Butler’s set and costume designs are simply wonderful.....the story is well written, proving yet again what a talent Ms Butler is as a playwright"
Dan Evans of Scene Magazine says "Strong performances from the four female leads keep the audience engrossed....giggles a'plenty....Little Women remains culturally significant and still has the capacity to emote even in theatre-mode."
Eric Scott of Absolutetheatre.com.au says "I enjoyed this play immensely....I thoroughly recommend this play as one to see.....The lighting design by Noel Payne was incredibly clever.....the whole troupe gave great performances....Well done Harvest Rain for yet another masterpiece."
Ron Finney of Stagediary.com says "Throughout the evening that wonderful engaged silence between the performers and their capacity audience was palpable...it was a rarely encountered pleasure to leave the theatre having heard and understood every word spoken by every performer with accent or without.....I am sure that had Louisa May Alcott been in the audience she would have recognised and honoured the performances of the Little Women she created.....Harvest Rain claims the crown of Brisbane’s premier pro-am company. It is a crown earned and deserved"
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