Flick by Madeleine Nunn at La Mama

I first saw Madeleine in "Garage Girls", a story about Alice Anderson. It was a truly impressive performance and I was immediately taken by her talent. 

"Flick" is written by her and performed solo. It follows the similar format in which she skilfully conducts 'situation analysis' in rapid succession. The tone of the story swiftly changes from minor key to major key and back again, for example. 

The theme of the play, which includes death and grief, is a very heavy one, but thanks to her superb writing style and flawless acting, the audience found ourselves laughing quite a lot. Philosophically the play is very deep and thought provoking all the more so because of that. 

I also liked the bare stage set. Sound effects were timely and very effective. 

To be able to carry the viewers in this iconic venue through the story of this magnitude without any moment of lapse is a testament to her singular creative talent. 

I'm looking forward to seeing her again. 

PS. I got a winning raffle ticket. That was nice.