Lee Bemrose

LATEST ARTICLES ( 359 )

• Trash Goes Down The River, Interview With Clare Mendes

  

  I recently received a review request from a theatre company I'd done a review of a few years ago. I liked the concept of the play enough to offer to do an... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• In Flagrante, Butterfly Club 2017, Review

  

  In FlagranteReviewed by Lee BemroseSomething about this In Flagrante performance at The Butterfly Club intrigued. I Googled. I saw a weird clip with women in... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Thank You

  

  Thinking about the good people. Thinking about the friends. Thinking about the love. Looking at that sunset - thinking about how amazing it is that I am still... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Farewell Bendy Giraffe Girl

  

  Today in the cafe... well for a while now in the cafe... the departure of my latest front-of-house teammate, Bendy Giraffe Girl, has been approaching and now... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Miss Blossom Callahan, 2017, Review

  

  Miss Blossom CallahanReviewed by Lee BemroseActor and playwright Stephen House returns to the iconic La Mama theatre, this time as director of one of his own... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Today In The Cafe 24/4/2017

  Today in the cafe... I love watching our customers. Not in a creepy way, I just love watching their interactions with each other. There is comedy and drama... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Little Words, Melbourne Theatre Company, Review

  

  Three Little WordsBy Joanna Murray SmithReviewed by Lee BemroseUpon the audience's entry, the vast stage in The Sumner is already richly detailed and fully... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Self Loathing: The Key To A Peaceful Suicide

  The thing with going through with suicide is that there are all those quite valid reasons for not going through with it. If you're a decent and caring and... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Heads Or Tails

  

  Production shot of a sensational new drama by Melbourne Theatre Company titled Zed Is All Ears. It's a Romcom featuring a smart-arse talking cat and the... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• White Rabbit, Red Rabbit Review

  White Rabbit, Red RabbitReviewed by Lee BemroseDear Nassim Soleimanpour,It was a pleasure to meet you last night via your inventive theatrical experience,... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Work In Progress

  I've neglected the play for a week now. Today, I got a little bit scared about that. What if the momentum has gone? What if this is yet another of my ideas... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Saudade, I Think.

  I love the concept of melancholy. There's another word, saudade. I thought they were different but it seems they are kind of the same. I thought saudade meant... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Anti Gravity, Chunky Move, Review

  

  Anti-GravityReviewed by Lee BemroseI have no idea how this review is going to go. I'm a words-and-story guy – how do you review something that has no words and... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Faith Healer, MTC 2017, Review

  

  Faith HealerReviewed by Lee BemroseI love and embrace my ignorance; to the best of my knowledge I was not aware of the existence of the Irish playwright Brian... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Nick Cave & Warren Ellis In Grumpy & The Dreaded One's Little Cafe Of Awesome

  

  This is one seriously cool photo. These guys are legends. They make amazing music. I love the music of The Bad Seeds and Grinderman and Dirty Three. And here... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Donald Trump... So Fucking Stupid

  

  This Trump thing... it's so fascinating. So morbidly fascinating that an idiot orange pigman, self-confessed pussy grabber has the world's attention. That... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• 'Tis Pity, Victorian Opera, Review

  

  'Tis A PityReviewed by Lee BemroseMy love affair... no my infatuation... no that's not right either... my obsession... no I'm not obsessed... my stalker... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sanctuary

  Things hadn't been happy in the household for quite a while. There had been a lot of trouble, almost all of it entirely unnecessary. Declarations of love had... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Staying Here, For Now

  Hey. Hey you, yeah you.I've got it now,I understand what's going on.I'm a guy in this story,There's no other explanation,I'm just a guy in this story. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Diego & Tallulah, Love & Friendship

  

  This is the Belafonte twins, Diego and Tallulah. I am the pretty and feminine one Tallulah, on your right. The one on the left is my rugged and handsome brother... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2017 SELF EXPRESSION