Sydney Hills Shakespeare In The Park
Image: The Crucible. Photo by Seiya Taguchi.
If you are trying to think of something dramatic, outdoorsy and cultured to do over the holidays check out Sport For Jove’s 6th outdoor theatre season with performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Crucible lighting up the Bella Vista Farm in Baulkham Hills.
Artistic director of Sport For Jove theatre company, Damien Ryan, says the eerily beautiful and historic Bella Vista Farm will complement the classic works with their themes of magic, the spiritual, and nature, as well as providing locals the opportunity to see some great performances close to home.
“We’re starting to broaden the opportunities for people to see theatre, which has always been our mission,” he says. “The farm is 200 years old and has a haunting look to it. There is an old shed where The Crucible will be performed, lit up with 250 candles. It’s quite a site-specific event. I want people to be in another time and place.”
Ryan thinks the location is a perfect match for these two plays, with their focus on nature and the mystical. Characters run naked into the woods for release, the young break the rules, and the overall experience of those seeing these classic works performed in nature will be much more interactive than sitting in a darkened theatre, watching. “It’s almost like a cinematic setting for a play,” he explains. “You couldn’t build a set like this.” (MH)
Dec 5-30, Bella Vista Farm, Baulkham Hills, $28-$35, sportforjove.com
Written by Marilyn Hetreles
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