Here are some quotes from students in Hamburg who have seen the show:
Personally, I think the theatre play was very good. It gave a lot of information about Australia and the most important facts in history were explained in a very creative way. The six scenes illustrated all the different kinds of people that live in Australia. The actor explained some things that we already knew about but he also told us about things that we did not know about. Everything the actor said was easy to understand and the scenes were acted in a good way. In my opinion, the sixth scene was the best one, because it showed the way a typical Australian behaves. Besides from that, it was very funny.
Another thing that I liked was that we could ask the actor questions after the play. By this, we learned even more about Australia. It was very helpful that the actor was an Australian himself, so he knew a lot about Australia and could answer every question.
All in all I think the play was very good and I learned a lot.
Lillit L., 10b, HLG, Hamburg
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On Wednesday, 23rd November, the Australian actor Simon Storey visited our school and presented his one-man-show “Far away in Australia”. He showed us different aspects of the Australian and Aboriginal culture in his play.
Sometimes it was really funny for example when he imitated a typical Australian man having a barbecue in his garden. Simon Storey’s acting was excellent especially because he could build up a connection to the audience.
There was no point where the play became boring because it was very dynamic and lively. After the play two classes sat together with Simon Storey and could ask him questions which was also very interesting because we learned a lot about the differences between Germany and Australia. I would definitely recommend the show to other schools especially if those schools haven’t learned that much about Australia as we did.
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Dear Simon Storey,
I really liked your play "Far Away In Australia" as you probably hear those generell comments a lot (because everyone liked the play a lot I think) I decided to tell you how much I liked the last scene. I went to Australia last January and I lived in an Aussie family. We had BBQ at least once a week and I could nearly see my guest father in front of me, when you said that thing about "turning them with a flick of the wrist"! I also liked the details in all the scenes a lot, for example the names you chose which I guess are typical ( I got to know five Michael "Maccas" in six weeks") or
the thermo-thing the beer was in. I think you should have explained it because Germans would find it very funny! I found your play very amusing and informative, I really enjoyed it!
Alina Jeschke, 10 b Helene-Lange-Gymnasium
Contact:
Simon Storey
Phone: +49 40 856 200
Mobile: 0176 / 60 896 094
