subtlenuance
subtlenuance is dedicated to theatre that is ambitious, independent, challenging and engaging. Our focus is the production of original Australian work; work that is physically exciting, emotionally enthralling, and intellectually stimulating.
We believe theatre is a forum for many voices. For this reason, it is an art form especially suited to both the exploration and creation of subtlety and nuance. Through these two qualities our world becomes richer.
Critics on subtlenuance:
"...rich dark humour and salacious moments...shimmering cast…Admidst the sin and sarcasm are startling moments of poetry...What Catherine at Avignon does is akin to soaring" The Brag(Catherine at Avignon)
"……. a triumph of narrative construction. Like Stoppard, Gilchrist is great with words, and amply demonstrates it in scene after scene of highly amusing and erudite verbal sparring. … a superb and very playful rendition of modernist theatre.….. a very poignant take on the (modern) human condition …. the audience is treated to a subtle, and subtly informed, inquiry into theatre itself – as art, as entertainment, as philosophical meditation. Performances are uniformly strong …. Catherine of Avignon is a significant achievement in writing, direction and staging, and Paul Gilchrist is obviously a playwright …worth watching. I was very impressed with the ambition of this piece …. a testament to the structure of the piece and the poise of the writer. …….I urge theatre buffs in Sydney to have a look at Catherine at Avignon ….." http://reviews.media-culture.org.au
"Catherine at Avignon ...is a thought-provoking, uplifting performance that leaves the audience hopeful for a better world. Paul Gilchrist's script is clever and engaging... The performances are brilliantly executed." www.aussietheatre.com
"P.G. Gilchrist’s newest work Catherine at Avignon is a thought-provoking piece on the importance of truth and purity of spirit in a world gone mad. ….. I am … transported back in time via the powerful performances of the entire ensemble. Inquiring and at times wickedly funny, I laugh out loud at many of the best lines. Written by director P.G Gilchrist, the script is the real star. Both poetic and whimsical, Gilchrist seamlessly weaves olde English and 21st century language to jolt us between yesterday and today at will. The problems and the turmoil of the 14th century are clearly still relevant to today’s crazy world." www.altmedia.net.au
“Sort of a ‘Moliere-does-the-masses‘ in a modern frame; the play waltzes in and out of everyday lives as people fall short of an almost desperate search for something – anything to enrich their Mid-Life-Monotony.” http://5thwall.wordpress.com (Before The Embrace)
“Before the Embrace is a thoroughly enjoyable night of mischievous satire, however let the directionless in the audience be warned, this is a production that really makes you sit up and examine what you’re doing with your life.”
www.altmedia.net.au
"I can't really bring to mind the last time I laughed as loud and, almost amidst it, felt the agony of intense, searing tragedy. True Times Three...transcends itself, emerging in a faraway land of 21st-century Shakespearean pseudo-soliloquy. Everything assumed, sure, square and secure is suddenly rendered Dali…” Australian Stage Online
“... a lot of genuine laughs… a lot of fun to be had…a charming and fun piece of independent theatre.” The Drum Media (True Times Three)
“Gilchrist’s writing has much to recommend it.... sharp and insightful observations on the nature of greed and fear.” The Drum Media(Dead Money)
“a remarkably funny, topical, informed and pointed script…..For those prepared to laugh at themselves (and almost everyone else) Turning Up will prove a breath of refreshing, poisonous air……..Turning Up is the best kind of laughfest; in which we laugh, albeit it a little nervously, as flaws in our individual and societal characters are exposed and toyed with.” Sydney Stage Online
“The comedy works well and really pulls it all together. The characters are larger than life, the jokes fly thick and fast, and audience reactions ranged from chortles to belly laughs throughout….. Turning Up is worth checking out.” The Drum Media
“Gilchrist’s zingers come thick and fast…” Sun Herald (Turning Up)
