Cinderella is the Queensland premiere of a relatively new one-act play starring, Amy Ingram and Thomas Larkin.
With witty use of Hall and Oates 80s pop classics, the action starts with a panic attack at a nightclub. A blind date – of sorts – ensues. Sparse but effective set and lighting designs cleverly reinforce the themes of separation and isolation.
There is a returned missing shoe, a ‘charming prince’ in denim, and impending midnight chimes – it’s Cinderella, but not as we know it… more a chick-lit rom-com for the stage – a date-night modern fractured fairytale. There is something compelling about the two performers that keeps the spark alive, and lets us hope for a happy ending.
