{"id":615,"date":"2015-07-08T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T13:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecritter.co.za\/?p=615"},"modified":"2015-07-08T15:58:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T13:58:56","slug":"god-is-in-daddys-basement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecritter.co.za\/?p=615","title":{"rendered":"God is in daddy\u2019s basement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Father, Father, Father. Photo credit: CuePix\/ Mia van der Merwe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Father, Father, Father<\/em> is deliciously dark. It\u2019s darkly delightful. It\u2019s rambunctious and silly yet stabs stealthily at serious issues. Yep, it\u2019s satire.<\/p>\n

Oh how I laughed at the three insane (and tragically, damaged) sisters, played with comic expertise by Joni Barnard, Roberto Pombo and Rachael Neary. Whilst their father is away, Sonia (Pombo), the eldest sister looks after her two younger sisters, Lucy (Barnard) and Marcy (Neary). They amuse themselves with stories of when father left, of the gifts he\u2019ll bring upon his return, and they record video messages for him filled with song and dance.<\/p>\n

Father, Father, Father<\/em>, like the cathedral\u2019s bells on Sunday morning, resounds loudly with a deep critique on blind faith and religious indoctrination.<\/p>\n

Sonia points to the video camera and says, \u201cFather might be gone but he\u2019s always watching.\u201d The girls must follow the rules, the eight rules which sound suspiciously similar\u00a0to the ten commandments. Why eight? Well, because any random number will do, won\u2019t it? If the girls follow the rules, they\u2019ll get lovely rewards, if they don\u2019t, punishment. Sound familiar?<\/p>\n

And what pray tell keeps the girls trapped inside, you ask? Why the fear of evil lurking all around\u2026 heaven forbid we know what exists outside of our safe lives!<\/p>\n

Father, Father, Father<\/em> speaks to religious hypocrisy, to the harmful psychological effects of living within a patriarchal society that we are nowhere near conquering. It is caustically satirical and a devilish pleasure to watch.<\/p>\n

I won’t give anything more away\u2026 Father, Father, Father<\/em>, directed by Toni Morkel, is on tonight (08\/07) at 6pm at Masonic Front. Do yourself a favour.<\/p>\n

– Sarah Roberson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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