Au Revoir Parapluie (3/5)
James Thierree, Sydney Festival, Sydney Theatre, Sydney
8th January 2008

You’re having a weird dream, it’s almost silent, everything’s familiar yet not quite real. Thierre’s Chaplin heritage shines as he and his “love interests”, Maria Sendow, Karoi Ito and Satchie Noro mime and dance in a vast parachute and ascend a tree of ropes in this peculiar land. Magnus Jakobsson’s character (mad inventor, rival in love?) is somewhat unclear – this and a couple of scenes too many suggest that this piece is not quite finished.