"There is much to love about Avenue Q. The cast are fantastic, the puppets they control are smart-mouthed but charming, the pace is cracking, the lyrics funny, the set is cleverly designed and looks great, and the air is thick with undiluted fun.
Avenue Q is like an amalgamation of Sesame Street and South Park that is set in a grimy part of New York. While it is famous for being rude and crude, it is also delightfully sweet."
To read the entire review by Alex Lalak, featured in the Daily Telegraph on 18 August 2009 click here
Alex Lalak of The Daily Telegraph, SydneyThe third and final night of Gorge '09 gave us Nicki Bloom’s Footsoldiers presented by Real Time Collaborators and Stone/Castro. Bloom’s script was, I felt, the strongest of the three nights...This year was my first experiencing Gorge, and I hope I get to experience it again soon. (More)
Jane Howard of No Plain JaneI found this season of Gorge as interesting as the previous five as I have been a Gorge groupie since the original Theatre Guild season in 1997. I do hope to see another incarnation very soon. (More)
Myk Mykyta of Radio Adelaide
Part of the excitement from a concept such as Gorge is that you don’t quite know what to expect, you might be thrown outside your comfort zone, and the companies take risks. (More)
Jane Howard of No Plain JaneAuthors have no contact with the performers and only see how their works have been interpreted on the night. Brink Productions has dressed up the concept with comical cabaret by Libby O'Donovan and Matthew Carey, interviews with the writer/performers, and a straight reading of the script. (More)
Patrick McDonald of The AdvertiserI had no idea what to expect from Gorge ’09. I walked in with a relatively open mind to watch the controversial Conflict under an Australian Quilt and left dreaming of the possibilities of what theatre could become. (More)
Chloe Truehl of AFC’s Green RoomThis is experimental theatre that challenges and excites, a credit to the foresight and insight of Brink Productions and everybody else involved in making this happen. (More)
Barry Lenny of GLAM AdelaideBarry Lenny of Glam Adelaide:
"This is a highly original production and Emma Beech completely immerses herself in her character in a brilliant and captivating performance, beautifully directed with a light, but definite touch by Sarah John."
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Barry Lenny of GLAM Adelaide Arts Reviews"Congratulations must go to director Sarah John and her entire production team for presenting something to us that is genuinely refreshing and surprising. This close to the performer you can’t help but experience her character as an intimate version of reality. With the audience’s proximity to the actor and the delivery of such a naturalistic performance, it does make you ask where theatre begins and reality ends – there’s no first, second or third wall here, never mind fourth – you are in Saskia’s world, and it’s not a bad place to be."
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