Tomáš Kantor

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Critical Praise for Tomáš Kantor “Fairbairn has the alarmingly talented Tomas Kantor play Feste – usually Twelfth Night’s most rational character – like some refugee from The Rocky Horror Show, while singing the songs in a voice akin to Blasko’s own, and being a ringmaster for this circus of zanies.”  (John Shand) Sydney Morning Herald: Bell Shakespeare - ‘Twelfth Night’ “Another drawcard is Sarah Blasko’s music. Her songs achieve a haunting and ethereal melancholy. They’re sung in an exquisite, almost epicene register by Tomas Kantor, whose vampy, cabaret-style Feste seems to hover charismatically between feminine and masculine worlds.” - (Cameron Woodhead) The Age: Bell Shakespeare - ‘Twelfth Night’ "Kantor is a mesmerising Feste, communicating masterfully through music and movement, drawing ironic attention to the other characters’ conflicts with wordplay as both sword and shield...(their) aurally and visually stunning performances of Blasko’s songs augment and underline the overall narrative." - (Nanci Nott) Arts Hub: Bell Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' “The play’s action is all but stage-managed by Olivia’s jester, Feste, played salaciously and sardonically by Tomáš Kantor, who is given almost as much camp licence to run the show as Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, though he’s more nuanced than that. Kantor’s flair seems to borrow from Marc Bolan’s rock and roll playfulness in T-Rex, if not a touch of Red Symonds from Skyhooks and the wryness of Tim Minchin when singing at the piano, strutting about in a pair of cherry-coloured heels that would make Dorothy envious, and all this rounded off with an Elizabethan ruff to present an updated Feste with just enough room to contain Kantor’s flamboyancy.” (Kirk Dodd) Australian Book Review: Bell Shakespeare - ‘Twelfth Night’ “Feste, originally a jester in the court of wealthy countess Olivia, is played beautifully by non-binary actor Tomáš Kantor as a social butterfly who also traverses Orsino’s court, blurring behavioural boundaries wherever he goes…As flagged by Sarah Blasko’s melancholy settings of the Bard’s songs, which act like a Greek chorus when sung with smoldering intensity by Kantor, this production delves into the darkness behind a world obsessed with appearances.” (Michael Bailey) Financial Review: Bell Shakespeare - ‘Twelfth Night’ "Sarah Blasko’s tunes, performed by Tomáš Kantor, have the perfect mix of gaiety and menace...Kantor is a standout as the wise fool Feste" Seesaw: Bell Shakespeare 'Twelfth Night' "...the best supporting comedy performances I’ve caught in a long time...Vendetta (Tomáš Kantor) not only give(s) us great vocals, they steal moments left and right...When they get their own moment to shine – it doesn’t disappoint...Is Tomáš Kantor the MVP of the Sydney MT scene, I think so." Cultural Binge: Darlinghurst Theatre Company 'The Divine Miss Bette'