Review of Book, Film, TV, video, software, performance, music et
ISSN
1441-2616
Place of publication
Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
Publisher
Queensland University of Technology * Creative Industries Faculty
Language
eng
Abstract
It’s 1971 and young Lewis, straight out of university, takes up a job offer to direct a play for a group of inmates in a metal institution. The most eager and sardonic of this wayward trope is Roy, who cajoles the disparate group into performing Mozart’s opera Cosi Fan Tutte. To his despair and our amusement, Roy’s fellow performers can’t sing opera or speak Italian, let alone act. The mayhem that ensues as Roy’s vision transforms is driven by the strength and appeal of these wonderful characters.