BRIGHT SPOTS 
MICHAEL VISONTAY 
06/02/1992 
Sydney Morning Herald 
  
ALLIANCE WITH A TIGER 

The Australian premiere of Dario Fo's The Tale of a Tiger, a one-man play about a lost soldier's encounter and friendship 
with a tigress, opens next week at the Seymour Centre. 

The play, set in China during the Cultural Revolution but rewritten after the Tiananmen Square massacre, is a metaphor for 
overcoming repression. When the soldier with his gammy leg stumbles into a cave for shelter, he encounters a tigress and her 
cub. "Against impossible odds, this unlikely trio rouse the people to defeat invading armies," the publicity says. 

With David Wenham (who starred in The Boys and more recently The Headbutt )as the soldier (and co-director, with Anni Finsterer), 
this promises to be a riveting night of theatre. 

The Tale of A Tiger: preview Feb 11, then Feb 12-29, downstairs at the Seymour Centre. Mon-Sat 8.15 pm, Sat 5 pm. School 
matinees Feb 14, 19 and 26, 11 am. Tickets: $19.50/$15.50/$11.50 (students); preview: $12. Bookings: 692 3511.