{"id":1520,"date":"2016-07-10T00:08:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T22:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecritter.co.za\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2016-07-10T00:08:34","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T22:08:34","slug":"critter-one-line-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thecritter.co.za\/?p=1520","title":{"rendered":"Bitchin’ from the kitchen: Late night one-line reviews from the short table"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Critters<\/a>
From left, Critters Sarah Roberson, Mike Loewe and Steve Kretzmann, \u00a0It was dark and there was no water, so we drank a lot and other stuff before reviewing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The start of Les Cenzi<\/strong> was so violent someone farted.<\/p>\n

“Haaibo!” audience response in Crepuscule<\/strong> when Can Themba (Nat Ramabulana) crushes Jean Hart’s (Kate Liquourish) trembling little heart. We are one again.<\/p>\n

One Zero One 777<\/strong>: A fun play. Did not explore the traumatic depth of its substance.<\/p>\n

Sleepwalking Land:<\/strong> Interesting site-specific concept, badly played.<\/p>\n

House of Truth:<\/strong>\u00a0Sello Maake kaNcube) founders, calls for a line and they give it to him, through the sound system. Off book outjie!<\/p>\n

Looking … Disappearing:<\/strong> Dance piece hammers men, is saved by the men. Final scene never to be repeated.<\/p>\n

Tschopp\/Mombelli:<\/strong> Blown by the bass, kicked in the arse by the drummer. Trombone is Tschopp.<\/p>\n

Heart’s Hotel:<\/strong> The dead baby became a mat. Please don’t invite us to your rehearsal.<\/p>\n

The Firebird:<\/strong> It got everything and gave nothing. We died before it did.<\/p>\n

Cenotaph of Dan Wa Moriri:<\/strong> Exquisite art, horrible attendance.<\/p>\n

Tshepang:<\/strong> Performer steps into the audience to comfort a weeping boy.<\/p>\n

Siya Makuzeni:<\/strong> Punk-ass on stage with a defpht jam, but underwhelming.<\/p>\n

Other kak:<\/strong><\/p>\n

We offer Sheena Stannard, Critter’s theatre-trained first-aider and post-performance caregiver<\/strong>. For any actor.<\/p>\n

Inconvenience of Wings:<\/strong> “I won’t lie. Andrew Buckland has a wonderful winkie.”<\/p>\n

Take the tuk-tuk<\/strong>. It’s terrific. Need an extra scarf.<\/p>\n

Last words heard by performance artist Gavin Krastin at the start of Pig Headed<\/strong>\u00a0painfest: “No Mark, we are divorced! now!”<\/p>\n

Those damn Critters this year: <\/strong>The three of us at Lenita’s short table, and \u00a0Kei-Ella Loewe, Jenni-Lee Crewe, Rosa-Karoo Loewe, Sheena Stannard, and Shaun Maxwell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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