January
19/13 – Catalpa
– a one man show based on the true story of the rescue of six Irish
freedom fighters from the penal colony of Fremantle, Australia, 1876.
Written by Donal O'Kelly, Andrew Musselman plays all the characters,
as well as whales, seagulls, as well as a storm, with an incredible
accuracy. It is a tour de force for this multi-talented actor, who
throughout the 90 minutes, with a brief intermission, holds the
audience captive. I had only one drawback and that was the rather
vague ending to the drama. If the theatre had not darkened, one would
not have known the play was over.
