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ALL-MALE CAST DELIVERS WARM, HOPEFUL LIFE SNAPSHOTS

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THE BRAVE
Devised by Massive Company
Directed by Sam Scott and Carla Martell

at Q, 305 Queen St, Auckland
From 17 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012

Reviewed by Janet McAllister, 21 Apr 2012


Massive Company productions are usually long, intense embodiments of serious issues, but for their 21st birthday they've lightened up with this well-executed 90-minute pastiche of hopeful life snapshots. 

The format is similar to their 2006 show Up Close Out Loud, but the change of atmosphere is refreshing and uplifting.

Directed by Sam Scott and Carla Martell, the good, personable, energetic cast of eight young male actors gives us glimpses of autobiography and quirky personal details interspersed with beautiful, measured group movement. [More
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