Photo: Sydney Theatre Company. Manipulation: Belvin Creative.
The closure of Fremantle’s Deckchair Theatre in 2012 may have spelled the end for one of our only theatres dedicated to presenting new Australian work, but the company’s legacy still lingers, thanks to a currently touring production.
The Magic Hour, written by Newcastle playwright Vanessa Bates and directed by Chris Bendall, had its world premiere in Fremantle in May 2012, and is now six weeks into a three-month long national tour which began in Brisbane last month. Starring the Helpmann Award-wining Ursula Yovich, the one-woman show takes some of the overlooked characters from classic fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel, and transplants them to the modern world.
