Vere [Faith] Sydney Theatre Company

  We went today to see John Doyle's new play Vere [Faith] at Sydney Opera House. The story reflects his own Father's illness and death, suffering from dementia. Doyle is so clever, well read and so good at dialogue.
   The play reflects his dry humour and is filled with social comment plus lines you could hear him saying [particularly through Richard, the Vice Chancellor] and is just a wonderful story!!
   It's about a battle between science and God and that's interestingly cast around the impending and tenative confirmation of 'The Higgs Boson'. In that way even the science is in some ways a question of faith. It's confirmation will yet again confirm 'standard theory'.
   Faith is explored and cops a hiding in it's fundamentalist form as the key characters move from being reasonable to judgemental & insensitive.
   John Doyle's familiar territory is scything humorous social comment. In this outing social media, music and pop culture are explored. Though Kevin Rudd isn;t named he is nailed in one line...
   I loved the story, the humour and the characters whose dialogue must have been a nightmare to learn. Not just the science but the width of the sources, the sharpness of the language and how wonderful it all was...
   No matter how many times I edit this post, it doesn't do the play justice... my own story will be the richer for time spent reflecting on how it felt to be eavesdropping on this most personal of journeys...