Mr Kolpert
Image: Photo: Kate Williams
Pantsguys break the surface this year with their newest provocative play, David Gieselmann’s Mr Kolpert. Directed a decade after conception by James Dalton, this production is buzzing with maddening anticipation.
“I found that underneath it all, although it’s quite a madcap play for an audience to experience, there’s some exciting ideas in there. Where we have added our own signature to this piece is more through cosmetic ideas, as well as updating the music that appears in the show,” says Dalton.
“There are so many things that are happening in our world, that we can’t actually justify logically, and sometimes that’s how reality works, things just happen. In the play there’s an attempt by certain characters to find some kind of question of order, and then at the same time revelling in the chaos that seems to be found everywhere,” says Dalton.
This wild and eccentric display will challenge the audience as they realise what they’re reacting to, and perhaps therein lays the message of the show.
“Learning that no matter how violent and extreme circumstances can be sometimes, all you can do is just let it happen to you and laugh it off afterwards. It’s a play you need to experience. Come in with an open mind, and just be prepared to accept the ride, because the logic is very mad,” he says. (RBM)
Jul 30-Aug 16, ATYP, Studio 1, Pier 4/5, Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay, $20-30, atyp.com.au
BY ROCIO BELINDA MENDEZ
