Night on Bald Mountain review scathing satire and sensual tragedy
Malthouse theatre, MelbourneA complex and rarely-staged Patrick White play is directed like a musical score, and the cast is extraordinaryUntil now, Patrick Whites fourth play Night on Bald Mountain has never been professionally produced in Melbourne. This is something of a tradition: landmark productions of Whites work have mostly been generated in Adelaide and Sydney. The exceptions have been at the Malthouse theat…