Capricornia
A couple of minutes into the show and one of the characters has already bagged out the Germans, as I sat next to JPB who has some German heritage (just don't call him that...). Later on the Filipinos cop a bit of abuse too (that you can be a loser in Australia but still make it in the Philippines... hmm...). Its the thirties and the half castes are having a hard time but even they bag out the Chinks, who in turn bag the Japs. The whitefellas cop a pretty stern lecture from the main character while he himself stands accused in court. So much hatred, so many deaths, so much drama, so very good theatre.
I absolutely loves Lilian, she made me laugh, she made me sad (I didn't cry, though, but I'm a tough bitch) and I loved how one of her characters, Fat Anna, turned the whole half-caste-chinks-japs loop of hatred inside-out by admitting she herself has a bit of Japanese in her. I loved Ursula as Tocky as well, when she was being cute and when she was losing her mind.
Three hours and the revelations just kept on coming, it was hard to get bored.
Tags: Capricornia, Company B, theatre.
