Lynn Belvedere

KING OF PIGS @ GLEN STREET THEATRE

Fully delivers a truly Engaging Narrative, whilst cleverly navigating the expected myriad of “bad relationship clichés”.

Power couples, disturbing as we deeply feel all the domestic violence pain, and quickly make abuse comparisons, between consent / controlling / brutal / violent / happy.

Young Woman 22 year old, on a “date” on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

Older Woman 31 year old, moving into an apartment in Albert Park, Victoria.

Happily married at 40, with a nine-year-old son living in Campsie, New South Wales.

Only consent is consent, and consent can be withdrawn at any time.

 

Minimalist and effective set design, with necessary lighting states, that each reflect and emphasize the mood.

We are quickly moved back and forth, through each eventful storyline.

Important reminder to get all Australian politicians to enact anti-abuse legislation, defining consent and defining controlling behaviour.
 

 
Christopher Nolan is the movie film director known for very experimental soundscapes, cerebral and quite nonlinear storytelling, where the deliberate intention is to completely drown out the voices of the actors. The sound engineer for KING OF PIGS, firmly believes in the unique paradigm of the infamous/famous movie film director, Christopher Nolan that requires that all sound effects and all music must always completely drown out the voices of the actors on the stage – plus requiring audiences to be able to read lips BUT ONLY for those audiences who are only interested in understanding via hearing, all the spoken dialogue.

KING OF PIGS was developed with Playwriting Australia at the National Play Festival and in the National Script Workshop.

Running time 70 minutes (no interval)

Written by Steve Rodgers
Director Blazey Best
Set and Costume Designer Isabel Hudson
Lighting Designer Verity Hampson
Sound Designer Tegan Nicholls
Original Composition by iOTA
Performed by Sam Alhaje, Nate Sammut, Kate Skinner, Tom Stokes, Anthony Yangoyan, Jason Chong and Kick McInnon.

KING OF PIGS the Australian Play, is not to be confused with the KOREAN 2011 Disturbing Animated Film called “Dwae-ji-ui wang” with the English Language Title of THE KING OF PIGS.

Glen Street Theatre presents a Red Line Productions and Critical Stages – touring production of KING OF PIGS. Touring Australia during 2022.

EXPECT – dialogue/actions fully explore domestic violence and sexual assault. Recommended ages 16+

WEBSITE: https://glenstreet.com.au/whats-on/king-pigs

TICKETS: https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=GLENSTREETPV_MPV&orgid=49089&_ga=2.59602541.1798647600.1634513453-949630605.1634513453#/?event=pigs&view=list&includePackages=false

Thu 24 Feb 2022 until Sat 26 Feb 2022
Thursday 24 Feb 2022 – 8:00 pm
Friday 25 Feb 2022 – 8:00 pm
Saturday 26 Feb 2022 – 2:00 pm

Glen Street Theatre opened on 6th July 1985, and is a modern 400-seat proscenium arch auditorium located in the Forest Community Centre, at the corner of Glen Street and Blackbutts Road in Belrose in the northern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

 

 
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DISCLOSURE – Glen Street Theatre kindly provided our two Sydney Arts Guide reviewers, with complimentary tickets.

 

 

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -