Its hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thanks to Carlmonus in London, over at Flickr, for the lovely photo. My photos of the bakery are still trapped in my camera while I find the little cord which allows them to travel towards Flickr.
Shostakovich and Beckett night of theatre reviewed
The Age’s review of the play on for a few more days in the basement of the Abbotsford Convent (details here) is positive, though it sounds like a quick peek at Wikipedia’s entry on Samuel Beckett might be in order for those who have not recently completed BA lit majors, and I have a feeling the violin sonata which is fragmented through the production is not one of Shostakovich‘s more tuneful works. I could be wrong about that; I might be thinking of another one. The photo is of the chapel of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd which is used by the nuns who still live around the Convent. It is not open to the public.
Coming soon at the Convent
Sanctum Theatre‘s “Lament; Candles & Compost” is to be the first dramatic production in the Convent’s new incarnation in the Rosina auditorium (where the refectory is during this weekend’s Slow Food Festival). It runs from this Saturday, 16 September 2006 to Sunday 1 October 2006 and is part of the Fringe Festival. Tickets are $20 / $15, and there is a $10 preview on Friday 15 September 2006. A woman tried to tell me what it was about, and I read the website, but I will not hazard a guess at what it all means; read it for yourself.
From early 2007 there will be 3 regular tours of the Convent: Heritage Gardens, Architecture, and Social History. The spiel is “Discover the history of this unique site. Experience sensory encounters. Immerse yourself in this oasis.” Call for more details early next year (or keep reading the blog) on 9417 3363.
Then there’s “I Start Again“, from 13 to 23 September 2006, two Beckett plays interspersed with “fragments” of Shostakovich, both of whom would have been 100 this year had they not carked it early (plus two new local short plays). This is the website’s spiel:
Two of the twentieth century’s finest artists turn 100 this year, or would have, had the tides of time not been drawn to sure [sic.]. A IS FOR ATLAS brings you a theatrical installation inspired by and reflecting on the work of these two great artists. Four short plays, sonata fragments, and a visual art feast combine for a cross-artform event like no other.
Also featuring the world-first performance of Samuel Beckett’s What Where by an all-female cast.