Art Smitten: Reviews - 2017

Theatre has been my thing for a few years now, easily being my best subject in high school alongside Media. Thus, I’ve been a lot of theatre, both good, bad, amateur and professional, yet I’ve never seen a La Mama production until now. Todd in Venice is a Midsumma Festival show on display at La Mama from February 1st-5th. Written by Sofia Chapman, a musician and writer who has previously had plays on at La Mama, Todd in Venice details Anges Kermode and Michael Bark’s travels in Italy, where they come across the peculiar Todd Ash. Chapman’s story can be best described as a look into human emotion, sexuality, discovery and lust or love. Kate Hosking, Alex Beyer and Joseph Lai appear as the main cast, with Terry Cole and James Adler supporting as Guido and Doge of Venice respectively. Each character within the play are very separate to each other, meaning very different personalities clash on stage. Anges is a very direct woman, however consistently changes her mind and decisions, worrying about money one secon