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Reviews
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023)
Stunning show
This powerful show is stunning. Both landscape and characters, are filled with beauty, strength and grit. Characters all so fabulously complex (like all proper humans are), and you really feel each one of them carries a bristly & mysterious backstory that informs their behaviours and reactions. Particularly to each other - and boy - don't you want to find out what those stories are. The music and photography are magnificent. Sigourney Weaver heads a faultless cast. Such great writing from Sarah Lambert. Beautiful sets, art & sound design. Brings Holly Ringlands book to life with passion, fire, and power. 2 eps in, and I can't wait for the rest.
The Messenger (2023)
Beautiful cast.
I love this cast. A stunning bunch of Australian actors - bringing to life a script that has nuance, power, and love. It's fanciful, kind, and surprising. It's a relief to sit with characters who aim to succeed with thought and gentility- without always getting it right. A show to sink into.
This show peels away at noise, and tries to remind you what it's like to feel. To close your eyes and remember your best relationships. To remember how to want to seize the best things. And weed the garden of crap things.
If you want The Fast and The Furious... this isn't it. But maybe if you want a break from it, this is for you. If you squint, you can see yourself in every nicely drawn character here. Loved it.