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oceanusborealis · 9 months

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Deadloch: Season 1 – TV Review

TL;DR – This might be one of the most absurdly fascinating, profane, and profound shows I have watched. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Disclosure – I paid for the Amazon Prime service that viewed this series. Deadloch Review – I always wonder how profoundly Australian things translate to a more global audience. Can you make the jump across the ocean without getting hacked to pieces? Well, anything…

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theamericanoutfit · 9 months

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bullet-prooflove · 3 months

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Thursday 'Tamsin at the Disco' Prompt List

It’s that time again! The Radio prompt list!

Please check the updated character list on my pinned post to see who I am writing for before submitting a prompt!

Also read the rules and do not forget to put the entire prompt into your ask!

And there's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you dear

And I wasn't asking for a lifetime

And we kept everything professional But something's changed,

I've loved you three summers now, honey, but I want 'em all

Tell me all the ways you need me

And I could see you up against the wall with me

And spite's as good a reason to take his power

But what would you do if I went to touch you now

With every guitar string scar on my hand

You brush past me in the hallway

You're scared of love, well, aren't we all?

I'm used to fixin' broken things before I thought maybe I could fix you too

It's like rainfalls in the heat of June

Can we always be this close forever and ever?

I know that you started to feel what I feel

You can set my heart on fire Always play your cards so cool

I could tell 'cause you took my hand by the wheel

I could see you throw your jacket on the floor, I could see you make me want you even more

It's like drunk calls in the afternoon

'Cause I can see you waitin' down the hall from me

Oh how she sighed when she stubbed her cigarette

Passed me a note saying, "Meet me tonight"

My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue

Always bad news when it comes to you

You act like I'm nothing to lose

You felt secure, that's called a home

What would you do if they never found us out?

With that poisoned bottle you'll be free

And I'm highly suspicious that everyone who sees you wants you

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newsatsix1986 · 8 months

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OMG it’s Deadloch’s deadsh*t James - hopefully being not at deadsh*tty this time! 😂

Nick Simpson Deeks, you are a BRILLIANT actor. Can’t believe how much you made me HATE James still!

#nick simpson deeks #dale jennings #sam reid #the newsreader #deadloch #frick I still hate James!!!#please let nick’s newsreader character not be anywhere near as awful!

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sondheims-hat · 9 months

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Hello Georges.

Georges Seurat (1888), Mandy Patinkin (1984), Robert Westenberg (1985), Harry Groener (1989), Philip Quast (1990), Sal Viviano (1997), Dave Willetts (1999) Raúl Esparza (2002), Robert Petkoff (2002), Daniel Evans (2005), Manoel Felciano (2007), Ron Bohmer (2012), Jason Danieley (2012), Julian Ovenden (2013), Claybourne Elder (2014), John Bambery (2015), Adam Chanler-Berat (2016), Randy Harrison (2017), Jake Gyllenhaal (2017), Nick Simpson-Deeks (2019), Stephen Guggenheim (2022), Graham Philips (2023)

#Sondheim #Sunday in the Park with George #Georges Seurat

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movienized-com · 2 months

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Deadloch

Deadloch (Serie 2023) #KateBox #MadeleineSami #NinaOyama #AliciaGardiner #TomBallard #SusieYoussef Mehr auf:

Serie Jahr: 2023- (Mai) Genre: Comedy Hauptrollen: Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Nina Oyama, Alicia Gardiner, Tom Ballard, Susie Youssef, Pamela Rabe, Kris McQuade, Duncan Fellows, Harvey Zielinski, Shaun Martindale, Katie Robertson, Naarah, Nick Simpson-Deeks, Mia Morrissey, Leonie Whyman, Kartanya Maynard, Mick Davies, Hollie Austin, Stephanie Jack … Serienbeschreibung: Als in der australischen…

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#Alicia Gardiner #Amazon Prime #Kate Box #Madeleine Sami #Nina Oyama #Tom Ballard

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melbournenewsvine · 2 years

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Wrap Melbourne Review: Ghost Stories

stage Ghost Stories ★★★ ½ Realscape Productions, Athenaeum Theatre, through November 5 reviewers ghost stories It was forced to avoid spoilers, and he’s absolutely right. This Australian production of A Scary Evening created in 2010 has a lot in common with the two longest-running shows in the West End – Agatha Christie’s Mousetrapsan adaptation of Susan Hill’s Gothic novel woman in black – They both maintain their ups and downs by audience convention. Ghost Stories in the Athenaeum. attributed to him:Charles Alexander It’s a supernatural horror delivered with all the atmosphere and suspense a commercial theater can muster. It begins, as some of the best ghost stories do, with a narrator whose good reasoning drives him to become suspicious of the world beyond. Rising to the podium is our delusive boss, parapsychologist Dr. Goodman (Steve Rodgers) – a veteran investigator of spectral phenomena who takes audiences through a preserved cultural history of ghost sightings and paranormal beliefs through the ages, from ancient manifestations to spirit depictions and modern nineteenth-century sittings. Only three instances in his long career have given Goodman pause. These “responders,” as the doctor describes them, each take their turn in the spotlight to relate and reenact their harrowing encounters with the unexplained. There’s a brave night watchman (Jay Laga’aia) making his rounds, a restless teen (Darcy Brown) driving without a license, and a workaholic stock trader (Nick Simpson-Deeks) waiting for his wife to give birth to their first child. Jay’s Bethlehem in Ghost Stories.attributed to him:Charles Alexander Each vignette is calculated to scare the audience. With nerve-wracking performances and meticulously calibrated theatrical design, each creates a heightened sense of unease culminating in a panicked leap preparing to shock the vagrants from the seats. Although Goodman has compelling psychological explanations for these paranormal tales, it is clear that something is a long way off in the world of physicians. From the series’ opening moments, audiences have been fed up with clues to a disturbing and brilliantly designed reveal that will come as a real surprise. Source link Originally published at Melbourne News Vine

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chrismbr · 2 years

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#MeatMarket Into the Woods. #WatchThis, who specialise in Sondheim’s musicals, put on a wonderfully entertaining show, with a strong cast and fluid intercutting of the various storylines, helped by the expansive set. Witty doubling helped too, particularly Nick Simpson-Deeks as prince & wolf; Lily Baulderstone as Red was one of many stand-outs, and it’s easy to see how Cherine Peck’s witch became the key image of the show. (at Meat Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZlFceipSP2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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theatreworksstkilda · 4 years

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TW Archive Feature: Pacific Overtures (2014)

To celebrate 40 years of Theatre Works, we produced an exhibition in association with the Linden Gallery showcasing memorabilia, artwork and marketing content from our four decades of operation. The Reflect and Rejoice Exhibition was unfortunately cancelled due to the global health situation, but we'd still love to share some memories with you from throughout our storied history.

Every second week - between Spotlight Shows - we will be looking back on iconic Theatre Works productions, giving an insight into the history of the work and how it came to life on our stage.

Watch This is Australia's first and only Sondheim repertory company. In 2014, they collaborated with Manilla Street Productions and Theatre Works to produce Pacific Overtures. Pacific Overtures is an underproduced musical with music and lyrics by Steven Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman. It was first produced in 1976 and it was performed at Theatre Works from February 19th - March 9th 2014.

Stephen Sondheim’s favourite from his own songs is “Someone in a Tree” from Pacific Overtures.

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Pacific Overtures is set in 1853 and follows the Westernisation of Japan as told from the viewpoint of the Japanese. While the score is considered to be one of Sondheim's most ambitious efforts, the production has been criticised through the years for telling a Japanese story through the eyes of non-japanese writers.

Watch This Artistic Director Sonya Suares explained the complexity of putting on this particular show - “The play is written by an American composer lyricist in the 70s imagining a version of 19th century Japan, and then we are translating it in 2014 for a Melbourne audience. So there are layers of complexity in that. What we wanted to achieve was to put the audience in the position of the other looking in and centre this notional version of Japan. And that’s a really tricky manoeuvre for an indie company.”

Sonia Harford quoted Sonya Suares for the Sydney Morning Herald - Suares is fairly certain this work has never been performed in Melbourne. ''I think people are scared of attempting this work because of its conceit - an American playwright attempting a version of Japanese history from the perspective of the Japanese,'' she suggests. ''I argue that it does resonate with a contemporary audience. The play is about human responses to incursions from other countries, clashes of ideas.’'

National identity and fear of change emerge as timeless themes. ''In our island nation in 2014 there is a resonance around the ideas of 'stop the boats'. It's differently configured, people aren't offshore in gunboats and we're not talking about the threat of war. But look at the visceral responses here to people crossing our borders, and some people's idea of what's at stake as a way of life.’'

Suares’ sentiments were echoed throughout the design process. The production was executed with great care and consideration and received much praise for its staging, design elements and performances. Set Designer Eugyeene Teh was inspired by traditional paper designs called kirigami and the symbol ensō. Ensō is a symbol drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes. He says “through the circle, through the ensō, the direction and the choreography realised itself. This was the focal point of the stage and of the show, i think.”

Costume/ Make-up Designer Chloe Greaves was also inspired by this symbol and paper construction. The production only had an $1000 budget for 30 characters with many costume changes in 19th century clothing. She constructed many of the costumes using lightweight fabric called tyvek, commonly used in painting overalls. She constructed all of the kimonos herself and used calligraphy to create accessories which helped represent different characters when an actor was playing multiple roles. The use of tyvek material, while referencing traditional paper folding art, also added to the soundscape as it created a unique sound when performers moved.

The unique staging and thrifty design elements were executed with great skill and resonated with Melbourne audiences. These artistic choices also supported the themes which Suares believed would engage a 2014 audience - themes of national identity, gentrification and colonisation. Ben Neutze from Daily Review wrote “Eugyeene Teh’s set is attractive, featuring a large, white painted ensō; a circle drawn in one handstroke which symbolises the moment the mind is free to let the body create. Above it, hang bamboo branches, filled with lights, which in the second act are lit red and blue, symbolising the encroachment of American culture on Japan.”

Rebecca Harkins-Cross for the SMH wrote; “This is a markedly slicker affair, whose designers make this independent production punch far above its weight. Eugyeene Teh's set is an exercise in monochrome minimalism that can transform like origami, in keeping with Chloe Greaves' gossamer kimonos.”

Melita Pereira for Australian Stage; “During the number “A Bowler Hat”, the audience is invited into the conflicting psychological states that made the westernisation of Japan such a tumultuous experience for the nation. The symbolic evolution of the characters depicted through the colour, music and costume in “A Bowler Hat” are the most memorable and poignant of this musical.”

The productions’ 8 Green Room nominations were a testament to its success. Pacific Overtures was nominated next to many productions with much larger budgets, cementing the artists innovation given their financial restraints. The nominations were as follows;

Male In A Supporting Role - Adrian Li Donni and Nick Simpson-Deeks

Betty Pounder Award For Excellence In Choreography - Michael Ralph

Musical Direction - Robyn Womersley

Design (Lighting) - Rob Sowinski

Design (Set/ Costume) - Eugyeene Teh (Set) and Chloe Greaves (Costume)

Direction - Alister Smith

Production - Pacific Overtures

The cast and crew for the 2014 Pacific Overtures Production:

Director: Alister Smith

Musical Director: Robyn Womersley

Choreographer: Michael Ralph

Set Design: Eugyeene Teh

LX Design: Rob Sowinski

Costume/ Make-Up Design: Chloe Greaves

Production Managers: Linda Hum & Tanje Ruddick

Stage Manager/ Operator: Mel Moldrich

CAST: Bianca Baykara, Anton Berezin, Reece Budin, Emma Clair Ford, Jacqui Hoy, Andrew Kroenert, Adrian Li Donni, Noni McCallum, Tim Paige, Nick Simpson-Deeks, Elenor Smith Adams, Sonya Suares and Leighton Young

Manilla Street Productions turns 10 this year. Follow them on their facebook page.

In 2020 Watch This is celebrating 8 years of producing Sondheim Productions. For Sondheim’s 90th birthday they have produced a video series on their previous work. You can watch EP 2 about Pacific Overtures here.

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Stay tuned for the next feature instalment from the Theatre Works Archive.

#pacific overtures #stephen sondheim #sondheim #theatre works #theatre works st kilda #melbourne theatre #theatre

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zarafoodrecipe · 6 years

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Julius Caesar review: Verse is the first victim to fall

The production's most glaring flaws are stacked in Acts I and II. From the assassination onwards, the quality marginally improves, but let's be blunt: the delivery of Shakespeare in this country is generally woeful, and much of this was worse. Great speeches such as Cassius's "Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world/Like a Colossus..." and Calphurnia's "A lioness hath whelped in the streets/and graves have yawn'd, and yielded up their dead", had their meaning mangled, beauty pulverised and power crushed. Maryanne Fonceca so mauled Portia's gorgeous supplications to Brutus that it was no wonder he ignored her. The play boasts countless lines that can transport the meanest spirit. Instead, more weight was given to the fatuous concept of "relevance" to ensemble choreography and set manipulation than to mastering the verse. These are weird priorities: the play takes flight on its verse or remains earthbound. And it needs that help. The titular hero is dead before half-way, the potential Tragedy of Brutus is never motivationally enunciated beyond the base refuge of "patriotism", and Antony comes from nowhere (presumably bars and beds) to loom over the second half. About whom are we supposed to care? Certainly not the self-impressed Caesar, the embittered Cassius nor the faceless, ascetic Octavius. Evans's gender-blind casting allows Sara Zwangobani to carve out an Antony that is the production's most interesting characterisation. She grieves over Caesar's body as if they were lovers, and, at its best, her "Friends, Romans, countrymen" oration swells and ebbs with symphonic grandeur.

Sara Zwangobani as Antony grieves over Caesar's body. Credit:Prudence Upton Shakespeare presents endless talk of Caesar's greatness, but writes little of it into the character. The actor must compensate within less than 150 lines, while also showing credible cause for the conspirators' bloodlust. Like many before him, Kenneth Ransom fails to find the tricky blend of gravitas and charisma. Ivan Donato initially presents a Brutus more rustic than noble; more anguished than analytical in his decision to join the conspiracy. But once the dogs of war have been let slip he grows in his portrayal, and squeezes the juice from "There is a tide in the affairs of men" Nick Simpson-Deeks slaves over the hot stove that is Cassius, also improving later.

Kenneth Ransom as the ghost of Caesar. Credit:Prudence Upton It may have been a role with more intriguing implications for a female actor than Antony or Octavius. The latter is played by Emily Havea more convincingly than her wet, whimpering Calphurnia, and the less said about the minor roles the better (including the risible transformation of the Soothsayer into a secret agent). Evans competently directs ensemble action: the assassination, Antony's arousal of the mob and the battle scenes (where he effectively uses Caesar's presence not just as a ghost, but a chorus). Anna Tregloan's brutalist set is functional, her costumes forgettable. The production's strongest suit is Nate Edmondson's score, which layers in some missing drama and tension. https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/julius-caesar-review-verse-the-first-to-be-stabbed-in-the-back-20181007-h16ba7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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gaystorylinesarchive · 8 years

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27 parts | completed. trailer | imdb | how to watch Jonathan is a legal assistant and works for his friend, Frances. When she meets with her old high school friends and wins the lottery, Frances' entire life and Jonathan's change. Especially when Jonathan meets Rhys, the boyfriend of one of Frances' friends who seems to be in the closet.

#tv: winners and losers #winners and losers #jonathan curtiss #Nick Simpson-Deeks #damien bode #Rhys Mitchell #gay #storyline #gaystoryline #gaystorylines #gay storyline #gay storylines

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newsatsix1986 · 10 months

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Fans of both The Newsreader and Deadloch will be excited by this! Nick Simpson-Deeks, who plays the shitty forensics bloke James in Deadloch, will be in Season Two! Really thrilled to hear this! I cannot wait to see who he plays! Welcome to The Newsreader family, Nick!

#nick simpson deeks #the newsreader #deadloch #a new newsreader family member!#i wonder if he could be a brother for the new daniel gillies character? they give off similar vibes

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bullet-prooflove · 2 years

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Ask List, Rules & Updates - PLEASE READ!

Please do not solicit me to read your work by tagging me or sending it to me unless I have asked you to.

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Include the whole prompt in the ask, not just the number.

I don’t write things like Voight’s daughter/Hondo’s friend/Adam’s sister

I also don't write specific asks on this blog eg: reader is a firefighter/doctor/cop who has this/does this. They meet and do this/and this and say this... I usually work from prompts.

I don't write other people's stories so if you have a long detailed idea you want writing, this is not the blog for you.

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FBI: Most Wanted:

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Dwayne Pride

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Sheriff Graham/The Huntsman

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The Rookie:

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SEAL Team:

Sonny Quinn

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Greg Lestrade

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Jack Hodgson

SOA:

Juan 'Juice' Ortiz

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Rodrigo Sanchez

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Ted Lasso:

Roy Kent

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Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson

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Diego Hargreeves

White Collar:

Matt Keller

Will Trent:

Will Trent

Yellowstone:

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melbournenewsvine · 2 years

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Review: Ghost Stories Athenaeum Melbourne

How do you review a show that relies on its secrets being kept? That implores you not to talk about it, lest you ruin the fun for everyone else? That’s the bind any reviewer heading along to Ghost Stories faces; to explain what the show is like, without revealing, well, anything really. Billed as a live horror movie – played out in front of you, on stage – this British horror-themed play written by Jeremy Dyson (The League of Gentlemen) and Andy Nyman (Derren Brown TV and live shows, Peaky Blinders) certainly offers scares aplenty. The question is, what kind of scares are you actually in for? I must admit, I’m not the jumpy kind, and I don’t scare too easily – which means I’m perpetually in search of something that will deliver the thrill of a proper jump-scare. The trailers certainly promised it so; filled with white-faced punters in the audience, it shows the scares, but never the stage. What is it they say about what you can’t see? Alas, Ghost Stories sits more in the deliciously schlocky, B-grade horror film space for me, rather than anything Blair Witch-worthy of genuine fear. But this doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. In fact, perhaps it makes it moreso. Three creepy stories, told with a generous swathe of winking humour, spin their narratives around a lecture made by Professor Phillip Goodman (Steve Rodgers) – a man who questions the very validity of the stories he has collected in his pursuit of the supernatural. Delivered as a lecture with montages, it’s an unusual structure for a play, and perhaps suffers from that sinking feeling like we’re back at University, rather than watching something spooky. Rodgers is excellent though, pacing it all perfectly as he brings the audience on side, before we start to question it all after something malicious or monstorous jumps out at us. First up is Jay Laga’aia as Tony Matthews, a security guard who stumbles upon some bumps in the night. Laga’aia is top tier in a role that suffers from too many long pauses – an attempt to build tension which instead just feels dull – but he capitalises on these moments, filling them with character. Darcy Brown is Simon Rifkind, a kid that finds himself on a deserted road late at night. Despite a truly cheesy (but immensely fun) horror storyline, Brown leans in – perhaps a testament to the direction of trio Jeremy Dyson, Sean Holmes and Andy Nyman, who seem to understand their source text. This is probably the best set piece of the three, accompanied by some of the best mood-setting lighting I’ve seen on stage of late. In fact, all of Jon Bausor’s production design is on point, and along with the lighting, aids in building the narrative perfectly. Special effects by Scott Penrose are fun for what they are – but in this day and age of film technology and digital SF, I wonder if Ghost Stories suffers from our general lack of wonder and amazement when something is executed live in front of us. There are limitations, after all. Nick Simpson-Deeks is slimy banker Mike Priddle in a role he feels made for. Although some of his jokes fall flat, he’s at his best when he’s not playing for the audience’s laughs. Add a fun little twist at the end, and Ghost Stories wraps itself up in a nice little shlock-horror bow. If you go in expecting to be scared off your seat, you may be disappointed. But accept it for what it is – a bloody fun night out for B-grade horror afficionados and fans of the supernatural – and you’ll be a happy little camper. BYO torch. Ghost Stories plays until November 5, 2022. Get your tickets here. Want more Melbourne theatre? Check out our list of the best theatre and musicals this month. Source link Originally published at Melbourne News Vine

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