Bunnings adaptation of Strindberg's Miss Julie
October 6th 2011 04:09
Jean claims he did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Julie.
Strindberg's classic drama about power and class opened in Templestowe's newest Bunnings warehouse last night featuring a catalogue of mass-produced objects, low prices, creepily friendly staff and easy-to-follow signs.
Miss Julie, written in 1888 by avid handyman and man-about-the-house August Strindberg, follows aristocrat Julie and manservant Jean as they navigate the social structures and conditioning which make it easier for them to find themselves in the middle of a drama worth writing and reading about.
A pack of Ratsak makes a superb debut as the eponymous Miss Julie, capturing the fragmented inner life of Miss Julie perfectly. Far less impressive is the black coffee as Jean in a cold, insipid and, frankly, bitter portrayal of a manservant to the Count and would-be-suitor to the eponymous lead.
With 100 Litre Polytray Wheelbarrow as Christine the cook and 25 Litre PlantCare Cow Manure as the Count, this production of Strindberg's edgy battle-of-the-sexes drama is fertile ground for director Jumbuck 4 burner hooded BBQ's gas-propelled style and status-enhancing presence.
Bunnings has spared no expense to do justice to Strindberg's vision of himself as caught up in a place he doesn't belong, striving for something he can never get and they'll also beat any price by 10%, so believe team member Enzo when he says something worth quoting.
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