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) By Eli Kent Directed by Eleanor Bishop THE PLAYGROUND COLLECTIVE at Glover Park | Eli's Bedroom, Wellington From 10 Feb 2009 to 28 Feb 2009 [1 hr 15 mins, no interval] Reviewed by Lynn Freeman, 18 Feb 2009 originally published in Capital Times |
He and co-actor Jack Shadbolt are two dangerously bored lads, one recently unemployed, one never employed, who go on a road trip to Baxter's grave at Jerusalem. For poetry-loving Jack it's a pilgrimage, while Eli's just along for the ride despite the fact Baxter was his great Uncle.
This 75 minutes proves to be quite a trip for the audience too, a memorable one, if just a fraction too long. Director Eleanor Bishop makes the most of the space, inside and out, and Rachel Marlow's ingenious lighting - portable headlights in particular, all add to this wonderfully intimate theatrical experience.
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Gail Pittaway (Waikato Times);
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Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post);
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