{"id":1926,"date":"2017-05-28T01:06:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T15:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2017-05-27T12:07:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T02:07:49","slug":"shrine-kin-collective-theatre-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/shrine-kin-collective-theatre-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrine (Kin Collective) &#8211; theatre review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An intense study of vulnerability, heartache, anger and loss, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shrine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 packs punch. Written by Tim Winton \u2013 the only author to have won the Miles Franklin Award four times \u2013 the play is directed by Marcel Dorney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19-year-old Jack Mansfield (Christian Taylor) has died in an early morning car crash.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was in the vehicle with his two mates, driving hard \u2026 recklessly. He wasn\u2019t wearing a seatbelt.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A year on his parents Adam (Chris Bunworth) and Mary (Ally Fowler) aren\u2019t coping with their grief. Their previously loving marriage has been torn asunder.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adam pulls away from Mary. He has sold his winery and his trips to their beach house have become more frequent.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing means anything to them any more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-01.jpg?resize=560%2C374\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-01.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-01.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-01.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-01.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>A young woman he used to employ as a cellar hand, June Fenton (Tenielle Thompson), reaches out to him \u2026 because she has to unload. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He tries to push her away, but she won\u2019t be dissuaded.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was with Jack and his buddies \u2013 Ben (Keith Brockett) and Will (Nick Clark) \u2013 the night before he died, the evening before the horrible accident.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She needs to tell her story and he has to listen. What she has to say is important to both of them.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing will bring Jack back, but anything to assuage even a skerrick of the pain will be blessed relief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set above the rocky headlands on the south coast of Western Australia \u2013 from where Winton frequently draws inspiration \u2013 his third play eats into your psyche.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bunworth is captivating as the father who wears his heart on his sleeve, whose rage is palpable and who has turned his back on society.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He inhabits his character like few others could.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also impressive is Thompson as the knockabout youngster, whose encounter with Jack changed everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1931\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-02.jpg?resize=560%2C374\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-02.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-02.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-02.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shrine-02.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>The minimalist set by Leon Salom and lighting by Kris Chainey works because it ensures we focus our attention on the riveting performances of those whose lives have been stripped bare by that fateful morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ninety minutes without interval, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shrine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hits like a battering ram \u2013 showcasing drama and distress in its raw form.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As director Dorney puts its: \u201cTim\u2019s script does place the emphasis \u2026 firmly upon the internal experience of people caught up in and connected by grief.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shrine\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Melbourne premiere season is playing at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortyfivedownstairs.com\/wp2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fortyfivedownstairs<\/a>, 45 Flinders Lane, until 18<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> June.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Alex First<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An intense study of vulnerability, heartache, anger and loss, Shrine\u00a0 packs punch. 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