The house of vinyl
So, I watched this. I'm not sure what it was it was that I watched, though. Certainly something psychedelic. Certainly something with random weirdness. Perhaps something to experience with your reality a little altered?
I'm pretty sure that the action is a prolonged hallucination in the mind of the protagonist, but when all is said and done, I don't think that mattered.
My best description of this hour is that if you imagine the production of Death of a Salesman that takes place in Willow's dream in the Buffy TVS Espinosa, Restless, but turned into a musical about agoraphobia and self destructive drug cults, then you might come close.
while it was a strange and certainly not boring hour, I can't in good conscious recommend it to anyone but those who revel in true nonsense.
Not recommended
Dario et la diablesse
This is a show that is not ready for performance. In the cycle of show development, I'd say it's at its preliminary workshop phase. The plot concerns a young woman, killed at Carnival, whose spirit hunts and kills men in revenge, and the son of a fisherman, with whom she eventually falls in love. the story is certainly strong enough to carry a show, but the material as it stands needs some rework and dramaturgy. Some moments are brilliantly funny, others leave you scratching your head about what is going on.
The show needs more music to move the plot along, and tighter direction and choreography. The singers, as well, need to project better, or to be miked.
This is a show I would love to see developed, but right now, I cannot suggest it.
Not recommended.
Weird: the witches of MacBeth
I went into this production by Theare Arcturus expecting mostly circus work with a witchy theme. What it was, in fact, was a well crafted piece of theatre that used the physical expression of silks work to move meaningful plot and character lines forward.
The story concerns the three witches of MacBeth, and the text evokes Shakespeare, partly by borrowing from the original text. The result, however, is an interesting look at the motivations of the famous three witches: why do they appear to MacBeth, what are they hoping to achieve?
Lindsay Bellaire, Sheelah Daly, and Emily Hughes as the witches handle the text and physical work with equal aplomb. Phyillip Psuktka's script and direction have made me think of the characters, and the art is silk in new ways.
Eye opening, and enjoyable.
Recommended.