This is an amazing piece of writing and theatre. The play follows Marion's (Silvia Colloca) life as she falls in love with Michael (Matt Zeremes) the publications officer at the Ashmolean Museum. Of course he is married. However he falls for her too when she wear a certain blue dress to work. As there feelings for each other grows so does the number of strange happenings in the Museum, until one night they need to guard the museum together, thus The Bull appears. The scene when they are tied together with a piece of string and the whole theatre is plunged into pitch blackness was a brilliant idea. It immediately heightens the audiences awareness of their voices and you can only imagine what is happening as you can't even see the hand in front of your face. Marion is ashamed and scorned and so runs away to a tourist Village to become the art teacher for elderly tourists at the resort. At the resort apart from the elderly ladies is Mark (also Matt Zeremes) he is the sommelier and has an eye for the women of any age! Marion dismisses him and the more she does the more he tries to seduce her. Of course in the end she succumbs as they fall in love.
It is very well written and flows though the scenes with ease. There is a lot of humour in the writing making it easy to enjoy. Silvia and Matt make a beautiful couple on stage, this was good casting. They brought strength as realism into their characters and really didn't skip a beat from the beginning until the end.
Th Bull, the Moon and the Coronet of Stars is playing at the SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross. To book - www.griffintheatre.com.au
Photo: Brett Boardman
