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Macbeth
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Nautilus: A VOYAGE TO THE DEEP by monkey baa TheatreDirector
Australian National Maritime Museum 2016 & 2017 |
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CROCODILE
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TENDER NAPALM
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BEING
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FULLY
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RUBEN GUTHRIE
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CYMBELINE
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Reviews
"This production of Tender Napalm directed by Alexander Butt introduces us first to the darker side of love and obsession and then flows right through to the tenderness of initial innocent appropriation in all its naive emotional wilderness."
Lisa Thatcher / Tender Napalm
"Alexander Butt’s direction triumphs in the connection we as an audience develop with the characters on stage. Exquisite on every level, Butt’s direction ties together the work of two fantastic actors with stunning chemistry. Brevity Theatre has created a theatrical wonder, and it’s a sweet sorrow that theatre can be so alive on stage, yet is never to be relived again." Upstaged Reviews / Tender Napalm
"Brevity Theatre’s rendition of Tender Napalm does not miss the mark, and is an exhilarating exploration of love and tragedy. Tender Napalm is an explosive piece of live theatre." Alt Media / Tender Napalm
"The natural discomfort of strange encounters is expressed well, under Alexander Butt’s direction. The eagerness for affirmation and the urgent need to gratify primal urges, libidinal and otherwise, are presented with accuracy and good humour. Butt finds pleasure in the cheekiness of the writing, and works at creating laughs through a varied range of methods, which prevents the show from the threat of becoming a one trick pony." Suzy Goes See / Being Norwegian
"Alexander Butt’s modest production brings the piece to life on an oily rag budget, a green couch and a set designed for another play. The performances are good and the piece is entirely charming." Sydney Morning Herald / Being Norwegian
"Director Alexander Butt has used the limited space well and his characters never feel forced into movement. The action is motivated and smooth. Vocally, I really appreciated the way he has his cast use silence. Sean stutters and stammers and clams up. Sometimes Lisa just lets him but other times her lines bang into his, forcing his next thought too quick for him to give the usual consideration and self awareness" Sydney Arts Guide / Being Norwegian
"Under Alex Butt's direction Being Norwegian is very funny, the kind of theatre that makes you laugh out loud regularly, and he’s drawn wonderful performances from his talented cast of David Woodland and Katy Curtain who have the perfect chemistry for the attraction-that-can’t-overcome-akwardness plot line."
Lisa Thatcher / Being Norwegian
"In a world chockablock with all kinds of pretensions (professional, political, social, theatrical, you name it), a harmlessly beguiling little play, like Being Norwegian, comes as a breath of very fresh air and reminds us that, given a good script and a couple of decent actors, little else, if anything, is needed, to ensure a good night at the theatre. Directed sharply by Alex Butt and played to a tee by Katy Curtain & David Woodland, this is the one-night stand that gets stood up by Sean’s inability to man up. It and he are loveable and very recognisable."
Daily Review / Being Norwegian
"This version of Fully Committed is still a dazzling feat of energetic brilliance, but there is more to feast upon than its glittery surface. It is to be expected this sort of performance will improve with time, but under Alex’s careful direction, and Benjamin’s commanding lights, Nick Curnow’s schizophrenic Sam, the actor walking around among us with all those characters bubbling up inside him, shines with an intelligent depth that comfortably reflects the great comic timing and simply brilliant characterisation Curnow is able to manifest." Lisa Thatcher / Fully Committed
"The production is exceptionally admirable. Alex has a history of outstanding producing skills (Wittenberg at the Old Fitzroy and the premiere season of Fully Committed as part of Sydney Fringe Festival), and in this production he takes another step towards ruling the sydney theatre world by directing this show cleanly and with precision." Kyle Walmsley / Fully Committed
"Actor Nick Curnow, under the direction of Alexander Butt, does it tremendous justice, natural and believable as the pressured-to-the-hilt Sam and laugh-out-loud funny as his cast of persistent customers and unhelpful co-staff. As The Brevity Theatre Co.'s debut production, Fully Committed suggests that the Australian theatre scene can celebrate an exciting addition." Jasmine Crittenden / Fully Committed
"Director Alexander Butt has facilitated a lively night of fun, and thought."
Theatre Red / Fully Committed
Lisa Thatcher / Tender Napalm
"Alexander Butt’s direction triumphs in the connection we as an audience develop with the characters on stage. Exquisite on every level, Butt’s direction ties together the work of two fantastic actors with stunning chemistry. Brevity Theatre has created a theatrical wonder, and it’s a sweet sorrow that theatre can be so alive on stage, yet is never to be relived again." Upstaged Reviews / Tender Napalm
"Brevity Theatre’s rendition of Tender Napalm does not miss the mark, and is an exhilarating exploration of love and tragedy. Tender Napalm is an explosive piece of live theatre." Alt Media / Tender Napalm
"The natural discomfort of strange encounters is expressed well, under Alexander Butt’s direction. The eagerness for affirmation and the urgent need to gratify primal urges, libidinal and otherwise, are presented with accuracy and good humour. Butt finds pleasure in the cheekiness of the writing, and works at creating laughs through a varied range of methods, which prevents the show from the threat of becoming a one trick pony." Suzy Goes See / Being Norwegian
"Alexander Butt’s modest production brings the piece to life on an oily rag budget, a green couch and a set designed for another play. The performances are good and the piece is entirely charming." Sydney Morning Herald / Being Norwegian
"Director Alexander Butt has used the limited space well and his characters never feel forced into movement. The action is motivated and smooth. Vocally, I really appreciated the way he has his cast use silence. Sean stutters and stammers and clams up. Sometimes Lisa just lets him but other times her lines bang into his, forcing his next thought too quick for him to give the usual consideration and self awareness" Sydney Arts Guide / Being Norwegian
"Under Alex Butt's direction Being Norwegian is very funny, the kind of theatre that makes you laugh out loud regularly, and he’s drawn wonderful performances from his talented cast of David Woodland and Katy Curtain who have the perfect chemistry for the attraction-that-can’t-overcome-akwardness plot line."
Lisa Thatcher / Being Norwegian
"In a world chockablock with all kinds of pretensions (professional, political, social, theatrical, you name it), a harmlessly beguiling little play, like Being Norwegian, comes as a breath of very fresh air and reminds us that, given a good script and a couple of decent actors, little else, if anything, is needed, to ensure a good night at the theatre. Directed sharply by Alex Butt and played to a tee by Katy Curtain & David Woodland, this is the one-night stand that gets stood up by Sean’s inability to man up. It and he are loveable and very recognisable."
Daily Review / Being Norwegian
"This version of Fully Committed is still a dazzling feat of energetic brilliance, but there is more to feast upon than its glittery surface. It is to be expected this sort of performance will improve with time, but under Alex’s careful direction, and Benjamin’s commanding lights, Nick Curnow’s schizophrenic Sam, the actor walking around among us with all those characters bubbling up inside him, shines with an intelligent depth that comfortably reflects the great comic timing and simply brilliant characterisation Curnow is able to manifest." Lisa Thatcher / Fully Committed
"The production is exceptionally admirable. Alex has a history of outstanding producing skills (Wittenberg at the Old Fitzroy and the premiere season of Fully Committed as part of Sydney Fringe Festival), and in this production he takes another step towards ruling the sydney theatre world by directing this show cleanly and with precision." Kyle Walmsley / Fully Committed
"Actor Nick Curnow, under the direction of Alexander Butt, does it tremendous justice, natural and believable as the pressured-to-the-hilt Sam and laugh-out-loud funny as his cast of persistent customers and unhelpful co-staff. As The Brevity Theatre Co.'s debut production, Fully Committed suggests that the Australian theatre scene can celebrate an exciting addition." Jasmine Crittenden / Fully Committed
"Director Alexander Butt has facilitated a lively night of fun, and thought."
Theatre Red / Fully Committed