The Hanging Man at the Drama Theatre

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Muscles made rock solid with hurt fight for a tight run to close out the box office. From the Krispy Kreme at Wynyard to the fountains near Jacksons on George, nothing but collapse ready for the amble up the walk to the Western Foyer of the Sydney Opera House. Timing is off with an empty stomach feasting on the abyss.

Thirty seven seconds late for the actual performance start according to the lady. Eight minutes before the first break and shower of noise for late shuffling. Nonetheless, a latecomer in with the rest of them. One of which is a thinner than ever before Zoe Sheridan (2DayFM and The Russell Gilbert Show) in red boots. Breaking walls, Death notices us and throws a line out later in the night.

The Hanging Man is strange for all the things they say and all the things they do. Production is less the morbid state and far more a humourous injection. Playing with laughs and fooling around with thought, the work is a fascinating spectacle. Not just for the set work, a marvellous feat in itself, but for the way in which the actors break the rhythm and bend the melody. Smoothly absurd and erratically penetrating.

Soon Van - Wednesday, 17 May 2006 - 15:44

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