Marvelman/Miracleman on Australian stage?
Will Dockery
http://io9.com/5022966/lost-comic-epic-reappears-on-australian-stage
"... But who could've guessed that the place you're most likely to see
Miracleman - arguably the series that made Alan Moore's career - would
be in an Australian theater?"
[...]
"...Which brings us, at last, to Australia and performers Bruce
Woolley and Bernard Caleo.
The duo have taken the story from Moore's run on the series and
adapted it for a two-man show currently running in Melbourne's Croft
Institute. A show that is, apparently, surprisingly good:
Any fears of a pair of “comic book geeks” making fools of themselves
on stage should be immediately dispelled. This production is a deeply
performative affair that combines many layers and techniques of open
theatricality that renders the piece almost more like a work of
experimental theatre or performance art than a conventional play...
Woolley and Caleo are equally talented performers, and totally in
their element. As both the actors and adaptors, their command of and
commitment to the material is evident, and they have a terrific
chemistry, pulling off this complex show with astonishing slickness.
Quite how they managed to get the rights to the character/material is
open to question, but in a strange way, it's nice to see that Moore's
groundbreaking story is getting out there somehow. Here's hoping the
show will find someway to come to the States sometime soon..."
Will Dockery
Marvel to figure out what they're gonna do with Miracleman (The more I
think about it, the more that name is just /right/, but we know that
won't happen. Perhaps the best that can be hoped for is that
Miraclewoman will stay Miraclewoman...), casting the... Marvelman
movie, which is pretty much a given that will be following in the
future...
Will Dockery
issue) #87 yet? That sure would be grand... meanwhile, here's a small
Marvelman cover gallery I've collected, which I hope Marvel will be
presenting to us Americans for the first time, next year. Yes, more
than just the 1980s Alan Moore et al revival, I'...m hoping to be able
to get the "golden age" stuff, as well...