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The Illusion Darlinghurst Theatre Company

May 16th 2006 06:24
...This May, the Relaxed & Comfortable Group, the mob behind the Darlinghurst’s phenomenally successful Cloud 9, will take you on a comic and unholy trip into the black arts, infidelity, lust, love and betrayal...

The Illusion is a play written by a Frenchman in 1636, set in the cave of a magician which somehow involves the story of a father who has lost contact with his son, spurring a manhunt that ultimately leads the father to the magician in his cave.

Here in the cave the magician gives the father three glimpses of where his son is. The adaptation of the play strays from the original a little in some aspects as Damien Millar, the Director of the production says; “We take it from a 17th century cave, right through to modern times. The final episode is set in a Melbourne nightclub with drugs and guns.”


It seems good, a little quirky, maybe a little strange and definitely absurdist. I think independent theatre needs a bit of a nod every now and then, its good people working hard for virtually - if not - nothing.

Get going down to the Darlinghurst Theatre Company, found at 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Potts Point and for only $28 full price and $22 for concession you can have a good time supporting independent theatre!

The Illusion runs from Wednesday 3 May to Saturday 27 May 2006. Tuesday to Saturday @ 8pm and Sunday @ 5pm. Bookings essential through the site.



Well this brings us to the end of the 10 Best things to do in May, it was a hell of a lot of effort, but it meant that i had to actually plan what i was going to do for the whole week, I found it much easier than writing on the fly. If you found it to be a good idea or useful in your pursuit of ultimate happiness, let me know.

Image courtesy of the Darlinghurst Theatre Company site excerpt from interview with Damien Millar found on the Sydney Stage site.
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Comment by Cibbuano

May 16th 2006 22:20
independant theatre costs $22 as a student?


Comment by Matt

May 16th 2006 23:01
It would appear so. You love bitching about the price of things dontcha cibby?

Comment by Anonymous

May 16th 2006 23:16
Sydney's real frustrating... I love going to see theatre and shows, but it's all tantalizingly out of my reach... are any students paying that much to see these shows?


Comment by Cibbuano

May 16th 2006 23:19
er, that last one was from me...

Comment by Matt

May 16th 2006 23:33
It is a bit steep, but if i had known about it previously and it looked good, the $20 expenditure wouldnt be to bad, i probably wouldnt pay that much if i knew nothing about it. I happily pay many times that amount to go to gigs

Comment by Anonymous

May 23rd 2006 03:26
guys. talk to the theatres themselves. the company doing this production will be doing the show for no money at all and six months very hard work.

Comment by Matt

May 23rd 2006 08:23
That's what ended up swaying me to plug the show. It is a lot of hard work for absolutly nothing, and i have a lot of respect for that. As a punter, i simply do not have the funds to attend something like this on a regular basis, the best i can do is give it a bit of support and try to get other people to go

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