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...entire phenomenon might even be working on a more telescoped time frame. Some scientists have suggested that the womb of a mother who is malnourished during pregnancy may simulate "famine-like" conditions for the fetus. That may "predispose the baby to hoard nutrients," explains Paul Zimmet, professor of diabetes at Monash University. "Those changes persist in adult life and are reflected in obesity or diabetes...
...addition to his struggle for power and respect, Coriolanus suffers from a host of more personal problems. His relationship with his strong-willed mother (Nora Zimmet '00) borders on incest. He ignores his doting wife (Monica Henderson '99). While dealing with the onslaught of all of these issues, Coriolanus must also consider whether or not he should join forces with his recent enemy Aufidius (Bashir Salahuddin '98) to recapture Rome...
Weiss and McCarthy revelled in their roles as the dastardly consuls, sneaking around the stage in dirty, gaudy orange suits while manipulating the people of Rome. They offered a severely satirical portrait of political corruption. Zimmet's performance as Volumnia, Coriolanus' mother, matched Egan's in intensity. Zimmet proved extremely capable of fleshing out her character's witty lines, as well as her questionable relationship with Coriolanus...
Members of the production staff expressed surprise that the play had been so strenuously objected to. Director Paul Zimmet commented that "although Jarry wrote it to shock people--and I'd be pleased if it shook some people--I don't expect it to offend many any more." He added," The emphasis as I'm sure Jarry intended it to be, is on the humor...
...play is a surrealistic farce about Pere Ubu, who is "ugly, pearshaped, greedy, stupid, anal." Zimmet maintains that the only thing unusual about him is that he becomes King of Poland. The play makes liberal use of four-letter words...
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