Melbourne Fringe Festival

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The production is a must-see for fellow devotees of Plath to make up their own minds.

All of the musical selections are torchy and dramatic – a good fit for the band and for James’s rather grand voice, but a show about sexuality could include a little more play.

The dialogue is sparse and verging on portentous, but a final monologue offers a transporting moment of calm after the chaos.

Sun holds a deep compassion for her subjects. Almost the entire audience of the Fairfax Studio gave Sun a standing ovation for her remarkable performance and beautifully written work.

Beecroft clearly has a thousand stories to tell. And shit, does he know how to tell ‘em. Get a double dose if you can.

It does take a little while to get accustomed to Greenway’s style and the conventions of the world he creates, but the set-ups you are given in the first half really pay off in the second.

By the play’s conclusion, the audience perhaps feel like they’ve developed friendships with these characters, too.

At some points laughing at him was uncomfortable, but his silent brother Luelin provided grounding and deadpan relief.