Australian Contemporary Theater Trail
Australian Contemporary Theatre-Trail
Australian Contemporary Theatre is a form of Theatre which addresses the concerns and aspirations of Australian audiences; with the use of diverse and complex characters Australian Contemporary Theatre is able to connect with the audience making them reflect and challenge identities. This is shown clearly in the texts Ruby Moon written by Matt Cameron and A Beautiful Life written by Michael Futcher and Helen Howard which we have studied throughout topics.
The Characters within Ruby Moon are all very different from each other while at the same time they chow that everyone is different behind closed doors. Ruby Moon addresses the ideas of the Suburban streets you will be safer however, Matt Cameron looks to shows the other side of this life style as it affects the population of Australia. Matt Cameron states ‘human nature isn’t determined by geographical location’ saying that no matter where you live people don’t change and everyone has their secrets; the characters within the play display human nature. In class we have acted out scenes of the play in an attempt to understand the characters, one scene which was acted out included the character Dawn. Dawn is attempting to let Ray Moon in on a secret though as no character in the play is truly understandable Ray becomes nervous ‘what’s in the case Dawn’. It turns out to be dolls which this somewhat crazy teenager uses to play with as she played with Ruby. The moment before the case is opened is intense as the tension created through mistrust is imminent. Within Ruby Moon Ray and Sylvie don’t rust any of the neighbours or each other. In A Beautiful Life mistrust is present though it is a mistrust of the system.
Australian Contemporary theatre is about addressing core concerns which are present in the lives of everyday Australians, an aspect of A Beautiful Life which is a part of Australian living is that of immigration. Hamid, Jhila and Amir immigrate to Australia to escape
Australian Contemporary Theatre is a form of Theatre which addresses the concerns and aspirations of Australian audiences; with the use of diverse and complex characters Australian Contemporary Theatre is able to connect with the audience making them reflect and challenge identities. This is shown clearly in the texts Ruby Moon written by Matt Cameron and A Beautiful Life written by Michael Futcher and Helen Howard which we have studied throughout topics.
The Characters within Ruby Moon are all very different from each other while at the same time they chow that everyone is different behind closed doors. Ruby Moon addresses the ideas of the Suburban streets you will be safer however, Matt Cameron looks to shows the other side of this life style as it affects the population of Australia. Matt Cameron states ‘human nature isn’t determined by geographical location’ saying that no matter where you live people don’t change and everyone has their secrets; the characters within the play display human nature. In class we have acted out scenes of the play in an attempt to understand the characters, one scene which was acted out included the character Dawn. Dawn is attempting to let Ray Moon in on a secret though as no character in the play is truly understandable Ray becomes nervous ‘what’s in the case Dawn’. It turns out to be dolls which this somewhat crazy teenager uses to play with as she played with Ruby. The moment before the case is opened is intense as the tension created through mistrust is imminent. Within Ruby Moon Ray and Sylvie don’t rust any of the neighbours or each other. In A Beautiful Life mistrust is present though it is a mistrust of the system.
Australian Contemporary theatre is about addressing core concerns which are present in the lives of everyday Australians, an aspect of A Beautiful Life which is a part of Australian living is that of immigration. Hamid, Jhila and Amir immigrate to Australia to escape