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WINNER: 2017 State Theatre Company Young Playwrights Award
CJ McLean is the 2017 winner of the Flinders University Young Playwrights Award, State Theatre Company’s major award for the encouragement and support of new writing talent, now in its 17th year.
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REVIEW: Zygosity, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
Originally published in Buzzcuts Nominated for Best Piece Published in Buzzcuts, in the Express Media Awards In a cellar underneath Hindley Street, two people sit under white sheets and wait. We don’t know anything about them; they could be complete strangers, they could be lovers. They could be mannequins. In dim, menacing red light, the sheets…
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REVIEW: Him, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
Originally published in Buzzcuts In a tiny tent in the middle of Adelaide, a man steps down from behind a cloud hanging from the ceiling and starts to strip for you. Unexpected, embarrassing, and a little titillating, the immediacy of this inherently sexy act shocks you. It is at this point that Geddes puts his…
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REVIEW: King in Exile, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
Originally published in Buzzcuts Like a witch’s brew, the elements that make up King in Exile—a show replete with witches but, unfortunately, no cauldrons—combine to create something wholly original. This is silly, full-blown amateur dramatics, unutterably charming but lacking cohesion. Whilst its message is timely and important, its structure is confused, making this show an enjoyable…
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REVIEW: Kinski and I, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
Originally published in Buzzcuts CJ Johnson’s one man show about controversial German actor Klaus Kinski is undoubtedly gripping. It’s a shame, then, that it’s all for the wrong reasons. Kinski’s life of violent sexual addiction is sure to shock, but when it comes in such an idolised package—when it is presented almost as something to be admired—it…
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