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The Moirai Nil By Mouth Holden Street Theatres Until Sat 11 March Nil By Mouth is comprised of recent graduates from Actors Centre Australia: Tricia Ryan, Catie Fry and Ainslie McGlynn. The play is three short scenes strung together with the linking theme of the Greek Myth of the fates: Klotho, Lachesis and Atropos. Each scene is set around a war, one from the past, one from the present and the last from the future. None of the three women in each scene are directly involved in the front line but are, simply put, products of the war damaged society. The actors work off each other well, and each set of characters are strongly crafted. The women go from post WWII housewives to a photographer and her crew in the Middle East and end as futuristic whores that were grown to service the fighting men. The jump from one character to the next was more like a flying leap but the actors successfully transformed themselves. Written and directed by Richard Viede, 'The Moirai's' script was raw and intriguing but felt like a work in progress, and with a bit more structuring and tying up of loose ends it could be a slick show --- but isn't testing new work with an audience part of what the Fringe is all about? The design for each individual scene was interesting, especially the flowing curtains of material used to create a location in the Middle East. The trouble with the design was the long changeovers between the scenes. The wait for the next scene, with only the actors running around on stage trying to set up, was distracting. A design that encompassed all three locations would be a more appropriate creation.  |
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