THE LIGHTBOX

When such obscure objects as spoons, eggs, giant toucans and feathers are transformed into beautifully imaginative metaphors for dark human emotion, you know you’re about to see something interesting.

From a masked man covered in metal spoons to a ceiling of floating cardboard birds, blood-stained palms and recurring dark melodies, The Lightbox successfully dismantles theatrical conventions and is both eerie and captivating from start to finish.

Through various scenes and seamless transitions, we are taken on a journey between past and present to witness obscure therapists, a girl who enjoys being stabbed with a kitchen utensil, lost faux-love and broken family dynamics.

Whilst the plot reeks of ambiguity and strange symbols, the excellent cast and brilliant production more than makes up for it, providing a haunting insight into the consequences of deeply repressed and resurfaced emotions. Will it make total sense? Probably not, but it’s worth watching nonetheless. (GF)

Until Jul 28, 107 Projects, 107 Redfern St, Redfern, $25, fatboydancing.com/thelightbox