The Rabbits

Usual Saturday routine today: presented The Romantics from 10 until midday, then after catching up with Sascha and Mariese headed home.

Then this evening, after dinner at the usual in Swanson Street, P, B and I went to see The Rabbits, by Kate Miller-Heidke, John Marsden, Shaun Tan and Sally Katz. An Opera Australia production, it's being presented as part of the Melbourne Festival.

At just over an hour it's well paced; production values are excellent with terrific sets and costumes echoing Shaun Tan's illustrations (I think). The music is quite eclectic in style and was performed by a great cast, including KM-H as The Bird.

The story tells of the effect on The Marsupials of the arrival of The Rabbits, a fairly transparent metaphor for the displacing of indigenous people by the whites. Over all, a very engaging and enjoyable night's entertainment (though the diction could have been a bit better).

More Festival fare tomorrow.