From the Ilbijerri Theatre Company and presented through the Next Wave festival, SEETHrough tells the story of Sean, an Aboriginal man and Jorvn, a white man. The narrative focuses on their intimate and intense friendship as they grow together and ultimately apart from childhood to adulthood. While the themes of the work are interesting and have much to offer, the overall execution of the work is lacking. The prose is dense and the stage design boring. The “hypnotic” sound and lighting design hypnotises the audience to sleep. While Colin Kinchela's performance is solid, Gavin Walters come across as monotonous, delivering lines so wooden they have a tinny ring. Further, while the work presents an interesting amalgamation of two distinct cultural backgrounds, it does not attempt to educate the audience in either. This unfortunately sees a multitude of references whoosh over the audience's heads. SEETHrough is a sadly lacklustre work.
Malthouse Theatre to 11 May
