It’s a delicious irony that neither Christos Tsiolkas, author of the bestselling novel The Slap which started it all, nor Kate Champion, the director of Never Did me Any Harm, are parents. In some conversations about the dos and don’ts of parentin…
A SHOW that is devised and staged by Kate Champion’s Force Majeure physical theatre company is pretty much guaranteed to demand that you expect the unexpected and check your own preconceptions at the door. With long-time collaborators, set and lig…
Never Did Me Any Harm plays in Wharf 1 until 12 February, 2012. www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2012/never
The Daily Telegraph 13.01.12 – Daring to be Drab “Using a cleverly curated blend of dance, spoken word and recorded interviews with parents, children and childless adults over three years, Champion raises questions we daren’t ask. How far do we go…
We’re in the handover phase when Kate, as parent, surrenders her baby to Erin, the stage manager. Headphones on, enunciation crisp, she’s in charge at the production desk, inviting the performers to get ready for their entrances in her impeccably …
While the rest of the world is relaxing and feasting, Kate’s team have to crank up their energy again after the interruption of Christmas. It’s hard to get back into the groove. Best of the Secret Santa Christmas Kringle is Vince’s Blue Box: a phy…
It may be the party season everywhere else but the dress code for this production is unequivocally casual. (Remember that odd instruction smart casual that appeared on invitations at the end of last century? This is not that.) The deliciously name…
For Kate’s birthday, Erin and Chantelle construct a cake based on the set. They make a shed out of paddle pops and people the lawn of lurid green icing with gingerbread men. After she’s got over her amazement, Kate can’t help herself: always the d…
The soft-roader in front sports one of those ridiculous ”baby on board” signs that makes you want to shove its exhaust pipe up its rear-vision mirror. (Like, sure, I was going to rear-end you, but since you have a BABY on board I’ll save my murd…
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