{"id":68,"date":"2020-01-15T13:06:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T13:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brionydunn.com\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2020-05-02T10:53:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T10:53:20","slug":"night-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/15\/night-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;night, Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"68\" class=\"elementor elementor-68\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6785401 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6785401\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78762918\" data-id=\"78762918\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c66e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c66e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">by Marsha Norman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3944f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3944f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31f5d48\" data-id=\"31f5d48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d612169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d612169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">PRESENTED BY IRON LUNG THEATRE<\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">August 2019<br \/>The Loft Theatre at Chapel off Chapel<\/h4><p>The turbulent tale of a mother-daughter relationship rejuvenated by the daughter\u2019s admission she will kill herself that evening.<\/p><p>Four-time Tony Award nominated play and 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner\u00a0<em>\u2019night, Mother\u00a0<\/em>by Marsha Norman is a devastating exploration of love, quiet savagery and chocolate.<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironlungtheatre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ironlungtheatre.com<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7377c0\" data-id=\"f7377c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b083f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b083f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">CREATIVE TEAM<\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Director:\u00a0 Briony Dunn<br \/>Writer:\u00a0 Marsha Norman<br \/>Cast:\u00a0 Caroline Lee &amp; Esther van Doornum<br \/>Set\/Costume Designer:\u00a0 Juliette Whitney<br \/>Lighting Designer:\u00a0 Clare Springett<\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Production Manager:\u00a0 Julia Landberg<br \/>Assistant Directors:\u00a0 Rachel Adams, Matthew Hayduk<\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Production photography:\u00a0 Pia Johnson<br \/>Poster photography:\u00a0 Josh Wayn<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7a4f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e7a4f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e60f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"2e60f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Few shows swing the pendulum between life and death to such dizzying and uncomfortable heights as Iron Lung Theatre\u2019s \u2018night, Mother. \u2026 Intense, shocking and unforgettable,\u00a0\u2018night, Mother\u00a0will make you want to call your mum right away and tell her you love her.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Milk Bar Mag<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1e3e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"9a1e3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"The stuff of pure drama, guaranteed to wallop the emotions of anyone with a pulse \u2026 \n<br>Offers a restorative reminder of the power of theatre.\"\n<br>4 out of 5 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">ArtsHub<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68eafb elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"e68eafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Briony Dunn directs aching, meticulously drawn performances.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">The Age<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df762ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"df762ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Gripping.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Stage Whispers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1dd3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"5d1dd3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Beautiful! Superbly acted and directed.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Arts Review<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0dc1f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"b0dc1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Briony Dunn has crafted a thrillingly taut production.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Theatre People<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5dcd7e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d5dcd7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/indd.adobe.com\/view\/4ee0f91f-4341-4ce5-85b8-2a97b5b79772\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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srcset=\"https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NM-Esther-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NM-Esther-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NM-Esther-1-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NM-Esther-1-640x419.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"770\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NM-Caro-seated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NM-Caro-seated.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NM-Caro-seated-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NM-Caro-seated-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brionydunn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NM-Caro-seated-640x418.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8fefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc8fefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Further reviews for 'night, Mother<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d352e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"d352e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">The Age - Cameron Woodhead<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2211\"><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Caroline Lee and Esther Van Doornum rise to the challenge of Marsha Norman&#8217;s difficult text.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Esther Van Doornum plays a woman galvanised into almost buoyant purpose by her fatal decision. Caroline Lee as the mother dives into a character who has made herself small as a defence against her own disappointments. Low-key domesticity is woven into what plays out, heart-rendingly, as a real-time suicide note.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Van Doornum\u2019s performance reminded me of the opening to Albert Camus\u2019 <i>The Myth of Sisyphus \u2013<\/i> that the only really important philosophical question is whether to take one&#8217;s own life. I suppose Hamlet thought along similar lines. But Lee\u2019s counterargument wins \u2013 by embodying human experience. No one touched by suicide could fail to be moved by the tragedy of a frail, deluded woman without the resources to prevent losing her child.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Briony Dunn directs aching, meticulously drawn performances in a bleak production whose trigger warning you\u2019ll want to take seriously.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2212\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Arts Hub - Jennifer Barry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2212\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2212\"><p class=\"p2\">\u201cThe all-female Iron Lung production, directed by Briony Dunn, is a faithful presentation that foregrounds Norman\u2019s taut script and the impressive performances of Esther Van Doornum and Caroline Lee. Played out in the heart of the family home \u2013 the kitchen and living room \u2013 Juliette Whitney\u2019s naturalistic set design offers a poignant familiarity that underscores the normalcy of the situation, as if this strange scene might be played out in homes anywhere. Clare Springett\u2019s elegant lighting design supports the production\u2019s naturalism, and the intimacy of The Loft Theatre enhances this sense of the domestic, making the emotional impact of this production even more visceral.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">This is a polished production buoyed by the skilful and sensitive performances of Van Doornum and Lee. While this show won\u2019t be for everyone, it offers a restorative reminder of the power of theatre to speak to humanity\u2019s darkest moments and most basic saving graces.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><b>4 stars out of 5 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2213\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2213\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Stage Whispers - Michael Brindley<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2213\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2213\"><p class=\"p1\">\u201cJess\u2019s mother Thelma (Caroline Lee) sits alone on her couch in her drab, dull little house \u2013 deliberately and cleverly designed by Juliette Whitney with nice period detail \u2013 a house without a sign of colour, style or imagination.\u00a0 Thelma stares into space and such is Caroline Lee\u2019s ability as an actor, we already know so much about her without a word of dialogue.\u00a0 It is a portrait of such stasis, loneliness and discontent just held at bay that it is distressing to see in itself.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Ms van Doornum\u2019s relentless but eerie calm \u2013 with only occasional outbursts revealing the banked fires of aggression and resentment beneath \u2013 is beautifully maintained.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Ms van Doornum\u2019s performance is a near perfect contrast and foil to that of Ms Lee who, with restless, agitated movements, segues between incredulity, panic, her reluctant awareness of her own unhappy life, her anger and her begging \u2013 not just for Jessie not to kill herself but for Jessie\u2019s forgiveness.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><i>&#8220;\u2018night, Mother\u2019 <\/i>is hardly a cheerful piece, but it is a gripping one, delivered by these two fine actors in detailed, considered performances that build inexorably.\u00a0 Clearly, director Briony Dunn and her cast have explored and pinned down every nuance of the text.\u00a0 The tension is maintained, on one level, by the question \u2018will Jessie\u00a0<i>really<\/i>\u00a0do it?\u2019 \u00a0But the psychologically acute writing gradually reveals the past of these two women reduced to nothing but each other \u2013 and now one of them, in a final assertion, intends to remove herself from that co-dependent arrangement.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2214\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2214\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Theatre People - Darby Turnbull<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2214\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2214\"><p class=\"p1\">\u201c Briony Dunn has crafted a thrillingly taut production that beautifully reflects the cadences of Marsha Norman\u2019s slice of life drama.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u201cVan Doornum\u2019s performance is so detailed that she is able to achieve the subtlest shifts in mood. \u2026 She has a titanic sparring partner in local treasure Caroline Lee as Thelma.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u201cLee takes us through a stunning range of responses often beneath well-intentioned chatter; resentment, confusion but ultimately a woman who is capable of boldly fighting for both her and her daughter\u2019s lives. She\u2019s an Amazonian warrior in a house dress. I see <i>Night mother <\/i>as a play about learning to listen and connect even when those connections are at their most fragile. These two actresses have nurtured a potent, lived in chemistry and they guide us through the various connections, disconnections and reconnections between mother and daughter with aplomb.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Juliette Whitney\u2019s sets and costumes are an intelligent and detailed encapsulation of early 80\u2019s middle America. I particularly appreciated her choice to dress the set in warm, domestic tones. Through the emotional turmoil there was some comfort in the cosy domesticity she evoked.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><i>&#8220;Night Mother <\/i>is a timely play for Australia at this current time. &#8230; A beautiful piece of theatre.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2215\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2215\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Arts Review - David Collins<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2215\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2215\"><p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhether it was in the performance, particularly in the final moments \u2013 Thelma\u2019s (Caroline Lee) grief, visceral, her body twisting from guilt and the loss of her daughter, Jessie (Esther van Doornum) \u2013 or the fact I witnessed (and continue to witness) my own mother in the time following my brother\u2019s suicide nearly six years ago, the content warning for\u00a0<i>\u2018night, Mother<\/i> was woefully deficient.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;In the days since, however, you realise that if the show wasn\u2019t moving, beautiful, and superbly acted and directed, then this wouldn\u2019t even be a problem. Because the show is moving: At the start of a devastating evening, Jessie tells her mother, Thelma, of her intention to kill herself that night.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Because the show is beautiful: the Chapel off Chapel space can be tricky to dress, but Juliette Whitney\u2019s set design is a lovely floating living room, with enough drab to make it feel lived in.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Because the show is superbly acted and directed: there\u2019s such tension between the desperate stakes and the understated way both actors perform. It would be easy to overcook things, make the emotions artificially large and one-note. Playwright Marsha Norman has written a careful text that requires nuance, space, and commitment, which Esther and Caroline provide in spades. Both do that very fine thing of being relaxed on stage, yet utterly driven.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Director Briony Dunn has worked with her cast to tell this story with truth and heart. Sometimes difficult stories are the most necessary, and with a short season, this work from Iron Lung Theatre shouldn\u2019t be missed!\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2216\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2216\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">The Blurb - Alex First<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2216\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2216\"><p class=\"p2\">\u201cA searing portrait of despair.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p2\">&#8220;Esther van Doornum and Caroline Lee bring to life the plight of this forlorn woman, who is not willing to carry on. The pair don\u2019t miss a beat in the verbiage-dense play. They\u2019re entirely credible. Their respective characters\u2019 vulnerabilities and peccadilloes are evident. I sat there willing Jessie to find a viable alternative, knowing all too well that that can\u2019t happen. I reflected on the importance of human connection in an increasingly disconnected world, which has more people in it, but also more isolation and resentment. The act of caring for someone or something is part of the equation, but so too having a purpose, something to aim for and anticipate. Skilfully directed by Briony Dunn, \u2018night, Mother makes you think and feel. Thirty-five plus years\u2019 on, Marsha Norman\u2019s narrative has lost none of its impact.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2217\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2217\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Milk Bar Mag - Ross Battaglia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2217\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2217\"><p>&#8220;Few shows swing the pendulum between life and death to such dizzying and uncomfortable heights as Iron Lung Theatre\u2019s \u2018night, Mother.&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;The back and forth between Lee and van Doornum is palpable and it isn\u2019t too long before the intensity of the situation envelopes you in an uncomfortable blanket of anguish and anxiety.&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;Lee is a tour-de-force in her role as Thelma, and van Doornum was formidable in her task of portraying Jessie.&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;The final moments were probably the hardest to take, almost suffocating. Looking around, I could see many of the audience members were wiping tears from their cheeks, serving as a warning that this isn\u2019t for the faint-hearted. The performances were astounding given the emotional energy it would take to convincingly play characters entirely grappling with the topic of suicide. Intense, shocking and unforgettable, \u2018night, Mother will make you want to call your mum right away and tell her you love her.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2218\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2218\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Theatre Press - Ross Larkin<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2218\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2218\"><p class=\"p1\">\u201cOne could be forgiven for hesitating at the prospect of a two-hander, set in real time, staged in one act, and all about suicide. It sounds gruelling for the audience and more gruelling for the actors. And it is \u2013 intensely so. However, it\u2019s also not to be missed.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;It\u2019s a tall order for the most capable of creatives to undertake, and thankfully, Iron Lung Theatre succeeds in dealing with the content intelligently and thoroughly. Imperative that such a dialogue heavy piece set in one location find all the right emotional beat changes, subtext and layers, director Briony Dunn fleshes these out.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8220;As the troubled Jessie, Esther van Doornum brings a beautiful subtlety to a role, which, in the wrong hands, might risk an overly depressive portrayal, but van Doornum hits the mark with her matter-of-fact, often peaceful resolution, only letting tinges of sadness emerge at the most poignant moments. Caroline Lee as Thelma has her work cut out for her in a heavily demanding role that requires a plethora of intense emotional states, and she does a fine job where many an actor might struggle.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><i>&#8220;\u2018Night, Mother<\/i> may not be for the faint hearted, but it\u2019s every bit engrossing and rewarding in a rare instance where extremely heavy content is balanced with light, shade and reams of texture.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52727161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52727161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Marsha Norman PRESENTED BY IRON LUNG THEATRE August 2019The Loft Theatre at Chapel off Chapel The turbulent tale of a mother-daughter relationship rejuvenated by the daughter\u2019s admission she will kill herself that evening. 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