Furious

Furious

The Queensland premiere of Michael Gow’s new work Furious was directed by Rider and designed by Christopher Smith. Also a risky choice, Rider reported that it polarised audiences “who were either delighted or puzzled – and in some cases offended – by the play”.[i]

Sue Gough commented that “The manic-depressive energy of Michael Gow’s Furious comes across with a disturbing intimacy at La Boite’s theatre in the round”. She found the production “both wonderful and frustrating” but felt that “somehow text and performance never quite gel”.[ii]  Revealing some teething problems in La Boite’s new professional context, Cotes thought the play “savagely brilliant” but “fiendishly difficult” for a cast not up to the challenge – “The effect was of a group of amateurs who were trying so hard to get it right they were unable to release themselves into the truth of the people they were portraying”.[iii]

Writer: Dr Christine Comans