A Little Rain Must Fall at Actors Hub

A Little Rain Must Fall at Actors Hub

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Posted 2013-04-10 by Douglas Sutherland-Brucefollow

Thu 18 Apr 2013 - Sat 20 Apr 2013

"Curiosity killed the cat" is the adage explored by students from The Actors' Hub in A Little Rain Must Fall in April.



The $10 self-devised, one-hour show uses clowning, physical theatre and mask work to follow housemaid Daisy and what happens when she opens a mysterious box.

Inside is a colourful world teeming with life, wonder, storytelling and magic – but she soon realises it's both loving and stifling, noisy and quiet, peaceful and frenzied – and the inhabitants warn her of the dangers if she opens the box again.

The Actors' Hub director Amanda Crewes said the project started with students discussing themes, images and ideas they wanted to see explored on stage.

"We looked at the power of storytelling through physicality and explored the magical world of mask work in performance," she said.

"These areas of exploration informed our performance choices and the work grew out of improvised scenes that explored the themes 'life ain't that hard' and 'everything happens for a reason'.

"With a focus on narrative, character and storytelling, physical theatre is performance where the primary means of expression is physical rather than textual.

"Physical theatre is often augmented by musical elements and A Little Rain Must Fall is scored throughout by the amazing talents of emerging musician Tim Newhouse."



"The show is a fun, exciting and an energetic exploration of the universal themes of curiosity and private lives."

After graduating from the WA Academy of Performing Arts in 1998, Crewes went on to work professionally with Effie Crump, Class Act, Handzon, Agelink, Kompany M, Melbourne's Playbox and Barking Gecko Theatres, Dirty Dicks Theatre Restaurant and the Perth Theatre Company.

Last year, Crewes set up The Actors' Hub to provide a serious focus for those wanting to learn more about the acting profession, working with industry professionals as much as possible.

The acting students in A Little Rain Must Fall have spent six months working with The Actors' Hub in the beginners' course, which is designed to find the actor in you.

A Little Rain Must Fall plays from 7pm-8pm, April 18, 19 and 20. All tickets are $10 – book at TryBooking

The Actors' Hub is located at 180 Hamersley Road, Subiaco.

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