Review

Sea Symphony

Theatre Works courtyard

I can still recall imagery in my mind’s eye after reading Joseph Conrad’s vivid stories about the power of the sea. The fear, the vulnerability, the mystery and the delights of the ocean are apparent in the latest creative endeavour by Theatre Works.

Set inside a makeshift, red, wooden phone booth, surrounded by colourful lights, in the front courtyard, Sea Symphony is a 12-minute audio visual experience. Call it a short documentary in a confined space for one, if you will.

Sea Symphony

You are seated with headphones on, looking straight ahead. You can ask for a version of the video with or without written text. The doco is a celebration of the sea as a connector to us and our stories. Humanity and the natural world are in sharp focus.

Four vignettes provide individual perspectives of the watery experience, what it means to them and how important it has been in their lives. It is about the waves, the sand, the shells and the creatures, the memories of childhood holidays, about surfing and cultural significance.

Sea Symphony

Exhilarating, life changing, cleansing and cold are just some of the words used to describe it. Sea Symphony may be about others’ thoughts and feelings about the ocean, but it is also cause to reflect upon our own. It is on in Theatre Works’ courtyard until 8th June, 2024.

Alex First

Alex First

Alex First believes all people have a story to tell, if only a good playwright can prize it out of them. Alex has a natural curiosity about the world and believes a strong narrative, or narrative with music, can open the door to subjects about which he knows little. Like his parents before him, theatre is his passion – a passion with emotional resonance, one that moves and excites him. He brings decades’ experience as an arts’ connoisseur to his role as a critic.
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