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This Mortal Coil

Sydney Theatre School

Audience members for 'This Mortal Coil' are met with a dark, smoky room and a pop music soundtrack.... but no, it's not set in a nightclub – rather the Quaker Meeting House, attempting a young and trendy makeover. 'This Mortal Coil' is a thought-provoking tale of seven different women from different decades and places who find themselves in a room with no exit. Their discussion of how the world differs between the times the women come from causes many amusing moments, and although the moral of finding one's own path in life is somewhat simplistic, the method of arriving at it is what makes the play a pleasure to watch, alongside the mature acting skills of these promising young actresses.

Quaker Meeting House, 10 - 15 Aug, 6.30pm, £7.00 (£5.00), fpp 233

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2009

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