JUNK ROOMS
BY STEPHANIE BRIARWOOD
SEPTEMBER 2007 | ARTS ALIVE SPACE, LAUNCESTON
SEPTEMBER 2007 | THEATRE ROYAL BACKSPACE, HOBART
Jenny hasn’t left her room for two months, or is it three? But she’s looking for a way out…
“For over an hour, the production gripped the audience. This was an uplifting, often explicit, carefully crafted look into a junkie’s life. Acting, writing and direction and technical expertise were beautifully showcased. Binning was wonderful. Her portrayal of Jenny was excellent, perhaps even inspired. The use of space, the excellent timing, faultless technical input from Willmott, and of course, the superb script, was wonderful....” - Merlene Abbott, Stage Whispers
“Junk Rooms, presented by Mudlark Theatre, epitomises all this vibrant young company aims to bring to the Launceston theatre community… Despite the essentially dark nature of the subject matter, the script is peppered with hope, humanity and humour. These elements are wonderfully realised in the intense, engaging and totally credible performance of Jane Binning. Binning’s performance is enhanced by Darren Willmott’s deft lighting and technical direction.” - Jeff Hayes, The Examiner
“Stephanie Briarwood with her words and Jane Binning with her f**cking awe-inducing performance smash [a] convenient stereotype with Junk Rooms… The story of Jenny is so damn real, there is no drama, no sanctifying junkie goodness… Jenny is a person… Spend and hour and a half with Jenny and you will never feel the same way about junkies again" - Clara Murray, SAUCE
PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR/DESIGNER STEPHANIE BRIARWOOD
LIGHTING & TECHNICAL DESIGN DARREN WILLMOTT
JENNY JANE BINNING
PRODUCTION/STAGE MANAGER DARREN WILLMOTT
Image at top by Nicole Jobson
BY STEPHANIE BRIARWOOD
SEPTEMBER 2007 | ARTS ALIVE SPACE, LAUNCESTON
SEPTEMBER 2007 | THEATRE ROYAL BACKSPACE, HOBART
Jenny hasn’t left her room for two months, or is it three? But she’s looking for a way out…
“For over an hour, the production gripped the audience. This was an uplifting, often explicit, carefully crafted look into a junkie’s life. Acting, writing and direction and technical expertise were beautifully showcased. Binning was wonderful. Her portrayal of Jenny was excellent, perhaps even inspired. The use of space, the excellent timing, faultless technical input from Willmott, and of course, the superb script, was wonderful....” - Merlene Abbott, Stage Whispers
“Junk Rooms, presented by Mudlark Theatre, epitomises all this vibrant young company aims to bring to the Launceston theatre community… Despite the essentially dark nature of the subject matter, the script is peppered with hope, humanity and humour. These elements are wonderfully realised in the intense, engaging and totally credible performance of Jane Binning. Binning’s performance is enhanced by Darren Willmott’s deft lighting and technical direction.” - Jeff Hayes, The Examiner
“Stephanie Briarwood with her words and Jane Binning with her f**cking awe-inducing performance smash [a] convenient stereotype with Junk Rooms… The story of Jenny is so damn real, there is no drama, no sanctifying junkie goodness… Jenny is a person… Spend and hour and a half with Jenny and you will never feel the same way about junkies again" - Clara Murray, SAUCE
PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR/DESIGNER STEPHANIE BRIARWOOD
LIGHTING & TECHNICAL DESIGN DARREN WILLMOTT
JENNY JANE BINNING
PRODUCTION/STAGE MANAGER DARREN WILLMOTT
Image at top by Nicole Jobson