To email us Female Transport, which tells the story of six female convicts confined together in passage from England to Australia, is a production that suffers from its own evenness. The actors' accents are flawless. The conflicts that arise are believable. There's a big dose of oppression, a bit of capitalism, and equal parts sexism, resistance, giving in, and losing one's mind over it all.
Nothing really stands out, though.
No incident provides the critical moment, the play's central nut to crack. There is perhaps a hero limelighted by the production in the character of Nance, played by Lee Kiszonas, who stares into the present moment with Christlike calm and existential distance. A show like this comes so close.