Reviews
Reviews and views.
Sydney Morning Herald Review: Calpurnia Descending
“The campy playfulness of the comedy descends into something darker, aided by imaginative audio-visual work from Matt Gingold. As rehearsals for the show within a show begin, the piece is catapulted into…
Pillow of Waking Hours Review: Calpurnia Descending
“…Calpurnia unfolds through the mediated lens of cameras…a mix of live performances captured by several cameras and relayed live, pre-recorded elements, green-screen, and borderline psychedelic and hyperactive animation. The work of Matthew Gringold (AV) and…
AussieTheatre Review: Calpurnia Descending
“A screen falls over the stage and projects a live feed of the actors…It’s a not a safe, sweet play anymore. It’s not a traditional play at all anymore.” Cassie Tongue – AussieTheatre…
The Australian Review: Calpurnia Descending
“…the production spirals out from the theatrical to the filmic to a crazy world of cyber reality the power struggle between the two is brilliantly staged but also astonishingly poignant.” John McCallum – The…
Stage Noise Review: Calpurnia Descending
“Calpurnia Descending very quickly nosedives into a wanton waste of money and talent…Animator Matthew Greenwood and AV designer Matthew Gingold could do with a quick read of Less Is More 101: just because you can…
Daily Review: Calpurnia Descending
“But when a white scrim(sic) falls covering the entire stage, the action hurtles violently into a new mode of storytelling. With projections (Matthew Gingold is AV designer and Matthew Greenwood serves as animator), we move…