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Vincent

Guy Masterson-TTI in Association With Jarrett Productions USA.

With impassioned strokes like those of a Van Gogh canvas this one-man show paints the relationship of brothers Theo and Vincent. A week after Vincent's suicide Theo holds a memorial service to fittingly portray the gravely misunderstood man, and we hear his address to the congregation. American actor Jim Jarrett expresses with colour and immediacy the intensity of the relationship, and as he reads from Vincent's letters there is an overwhelming sense of something very private being exposed. The projections of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings accompanying Theo's candid words only add to our immersion in the brothers' world. 'Vincent' is an intimate, vivid, and enlightening portrait of the artist and of the brother who supported him so devotedly.

Assembly @ George Street, 31 Jul - 25 Aug (not 11), 4.25pm (5.40pm), prices vary, fpp 240

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2008

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