The Glass Soldier
Published 1 year, 3 months ago in Entertainment.Waste no time in getting along to see Hannie Rayson’s world premiere play The Glass Solider, which opened at the Playhouse in Melbourne’s Arts Centre last night. It’s a startling, innovative, enthralling piece of theatre, based very closely on the story of an amazing local survivor of the first World War. The cast of 12 - huge by normal Melbourne Theatre Company standards - doubles up in multiple roles, so much so that when they take their bows the audience is looking for the rest of the cast who seemed to fill the stage in some of the battle scenes. Steve Bisley, Kerry Armstrong, Robert Menzies and Ben Guerens are some of the of stand-out performances in a play which ranges from deep pathos to uproarious humour - and is back by a suite of music specially composed by Nigel Westlake and played by the Melbourne Symphony.
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I thought the Glass Soldier was absolutely magnificant. The story is rich and vibrant. Rayson’s writing is strong with metaphor and pathos. The cast is quite brilliant. There is a powerful musical score to support.
But what I love most about this play is its strong sense of purpose - that love and virtuous conduct WILL make a difference in our society - for we are lost without these values. I GIVE THIS PLAY AND THE MUSIC WITH IT FIVE STARS.
Don Farrands