A Picasso Review

Reviewed by Regina Su

From September the 15^th until October the 20^th, The Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli presents A Picasso, a powerful performance based on the famous artist Pablo Picasso. The play is very well constructed, a solid hour and a half of fluid ideas which are, not necessarily predictable, rather take the audience on a manageable flow of history, information and ideas. This journey twists and turns through Picasso’s life, context and motives for painting and is in turn, a very memorable history lesson. For audience members with a limited knowledge of the artist, A Picasso fills in the gaps and teaches assuming no prior knowledge. Even so, due to the nature of this famous artist and his works, there is a certain level of relativity as the audience can easily connect to such a familiar subject. The target audience seems to be those of an older generation due to the content matter and context of WWII and associated socio-political climates. Furthermore, two actors hold our attention and command the stage for the entire performance with dynamic moments of humour and tense drama. These actors execute their roles with such a natural flair and a powerful passion. This is an absolute must see, teaching us about history and the nature of art as a human expression.

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