Pony
Pony by Eloise Snape
Griffin Theatre Company
On the precipice of motherhood, pregnant fantasist Hazel is stuck on the dance floor grinding to the beats of Ginuwine’s classic anthem, when she finds an unlikely way of coping with her painful past, and the tidal wave of change that’s crashing over her life.
Nominations
Sydney Theatre Awards – Best New Australian Play
Reviews
“Director, Anthea Williams did such an outstanding job…Just as you are on the edge of sobbing, you laugh, and a space is created in your heart for the pure joy that is about to follow. I wanted more. I could go on and on about this incredible play, but honestly it would be better to witness it for yourself.”
“Direction by Anthea Williams is full of dynamism, in a staging that turns a one-person show into something surprisingly varied and unpredictable…Performer Briallen Clarke is flawless in the production, whether as the painfully vulnerable protagonist Hazel, or when playing the multiple ancillary characters of Pony, all replete with individual colour and peculiarity. Clarke’s work is wonderfully rich, and her ability to endear her audience to the difficult story, is quite a marvel to witness.”
“It’s an outrageously funny show with a pure message at its heart. Enjoy, but don’t take your grandparents.”
“Pony is a brilliantly funny piece that is so much more than what the marketing blurb would have one believe. At face value, the publicity makes one believe that Hazel is a younger selfish party animal, but Snape and Clarke have ensured that Hazel has depth and complexity”
Credits
Director - Anthea Williams
Set & Costume Designer - Isabel Hudson
Lighting Designer - Verity Hampson
Composer & Sound Designer - Me-Lee Hay
Voice Coach - Linda Nicholls-Gidley
Stage Manager - Jen Jackson
Cast
Briallen Clarke
All images by Brett Broadman