The Critic premiered at The Crypt Theatre in Balmain in 2006 starring Bren Foster (pictured rear) as Alan and Richard Mason (front) as Karl, directed by Felicity Nicol, Produced by Louise Tychsen for Hullabaloo, with Dramaturg Adam Gelin, design by Rebecca Williams and lighting design by Larry Kelly.
The Critic
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Karl ‘the Axe “Anderton” is the most powerful and scathing theatre critic in the city. The actors, directors and writers of the city walk lightly in his shadow all fearing a ‘grand Slam’ from the ‘Axe’ – which could sound the death knell on their career. Producers and publicists fawn over him, hoping to flatter him in to a good review. But when Anderton delivers a second “Grand Slam” to a young playwright, Alan Fisher, which results in the cancellation of his comeback play, Fisher believes the time has come to take matters into his own hands. Anderton has a secret… and when Alan discovers it, the “Axe” will receive a “Grand Slam” of his own! The Critic is more than ‘the writer’s revenge’ – it’s a provocative, funny and at times shocking expose of theatre, criticism and the media. At its heart is a deadly power play between two men, one with everything, the other nothing, to lose.
