Venus in Fur

(Canadian Stage)

An actress' audition before a play's director/author turns into a gender power play.

The Darlinghurst Theatre Company's current production of the David Ives' play 'Venus in Fur' is a two hander with good performances from Gareth Reeves and Anna Houston. The play itself is entertaining and always interesting even if there is a disconnect between the actress' initial lack of sophistication and her subsequent displays of cunning.

Then again, that is a part of the play's self proclaimed ambiguity.
★★★1/2