Kay Mooney reports...
I recently had a lovely trip to
Melbourne. The reason was to go
shopping, mostly for shoes. But while there, as well as being thoroughly
spoiled by my daughter, she took me to see the production of North By North
West. This is a very clever adaption of Alfred
Hitchcock’s movie of an ordinary, even boring, man who is mistaken by the bad
guys for an FBI agent. From the “movie titles” performed by the whole cast
tearing off paper letters to form the words (sometimes with hilarious results),
everyone worked to create the illusion of taxi and train travel, airplane
attack, and hair-raising chase down Mount Rushmore. The cast members operating the projections in
cubicles on the side of the stage were a fully visible part of the performance.
Hitchcock even made his signature cameo appearance. It was a great night out
for which I thank my lovely daughter. The Play was written by Carolyn Burns and
directed by Simon Phillips. It had a
large cast who mostly performed several parts, but the hero, Roger Thornhill,
was played by Matt Day.
A few days later we again headed west to
Winchelsea to see the Exhibition of Costumes from the movie “The Dressmaker”. It was held in the National Trust Property
“Dungatar” formally the home of the Austin family, and part of Barwon Park. The costumes were displayed in the rooms of
the mansion together with accessories such as hats, jewelry etc. and some
design drawings and clips from the movie.
There was also a short piece on the design and construction process.
This was a road trip, ultimately completed in one day. We left on the 6.40 am
ferry and returned on the 6.00 pm ferry. A great day out.
The Exhibition will relocate to Rippon Lea in Melbourne from 22 April - tickets are now available through the National Trust.
