POSTER FROM SYDNEY PRODUCTION   "Seeing Things is not for the faint-hearted who want us to assimilate, to live quiet unnoticed suburban lives emulating our straight neighbours, and generally neither frightening the horses nor attracting attention to the 'unseemly' aspects of our lives - for 'unseemly' read 'sexual.' Oh no, this is about as out and upfront as you can get, and revels in come-filled condoms, anal everything and the sheer delight of man-to-man sexuality. Fag theatre with a vengeance. Sex is not the only point, though. This is a romance: boy meets ghost, boy almost loses ghost, boy gets ghost and they all live (?) happily ever after (sort of). The right to love is celebrated as the right to fuck is demanded ... it is a nice antidote to see Australian poofs on stage, getting down, dirty and delicious, talking our lives and doing our stuff ... This is a very funny play: a fantastical gay farce with measures of reality thrown in (death, ageing, betrayal).         - Bill Phillips, Adelaide Gay Times, 9 September, 1994     "Barry Lowe's play about a guy pursued by the ghost of his favourite porn star is vulgar, pornographic and fairly artless. And the punters seem to love it." - Martin Portus, Sydney Star Observer, 26 October, 2006 (pg 16)     "The lives (and non-lives) of these people (and ex-people) unfold both hilariously and revealingly over two hours. Hilariously indeed - the funny lines come at speed. The best moments are those when three-quarters of the audience suddenly sees itself on stage. I saw plenty of couples turn simultaneously to face one another, grin that grin of slightly embarrassed intimacy, and then dissolve into guffaws ... As well as being uproarious, the script is intelligent and thoughtful ... In short, this play has the works: sharp wit, good acting, a great set, some fine observations and a small handful of silly dick jokes."         - Nick Fryer, On Dit, 12 September, 1994   "Seeing Things is lacking in any real substance but is absolutely and thoroughly entertaining; it's a hoot. ... As a play, Seeing Things is a frothy piece that is nothing more than traditional farce with gay central characters. The exception to this is its explicit sexual openness, and its bits and pieces attitude does a lot to demystify."         - David Ross, dB Magazine, 14-27 September, 1994   "I don't think I've ever seen a piece so concerned with the glorious, messy mechanics of gay male fucking. Semen-filled condom jokes abound. I've also never seen such well-simulated bonking in a theatre."         - Stephen Dunne, Sydney Star Observer, 12 November, 1993   "In spite of its rawness, perhaps because of it, Seeing Things is bound to get an appreciative response from a lot of gay men. Clarrie's relationship with Randy represents a common fantasy in which the unattainable object of desire ultimately gives himself, as a reward for patience and loyalty, to the one who desires him most. Whilst we don't put much store in that sort of thing these days, it has to be said that when Clarrie and Randy finally do embrace in Seeing Things, it's kind of sweet."         - Philip Bilton-Smith, Capital Q, 12 November, 1993 "I don't think I've ever seen a piece so concerned with the glorious, messy mechanics of gay male fucking..." "Lowe moves his characters through their amorous confusions with liberal splashings of bed-hopping, condom-popping techniques of farce and a blunt, Rabelaisian frankness about aspects of gay lifestyle which some may find confronting. The end of the journey, though, is the serious comic goal of self-realisation, love and honesty - it's reached with a light touch and a smiling heart ... Seeing Things is a funny play which blends romantic comedy and bedroom farce to explore serious themes - although the plot borders on the silly. It is splendidly served in this zippy production."         - John Edge, The Bulletin, 20 September, 1994 (page 98) CAST PHOTO FROM SYDNEY PRODUCTION "Seeing Things owes more than a little to bedroom farce. It is explicit in its portrayal of gay sexuality but remains at all times high--+spirited, tongue-in-cheek and entertaining. Love and friendship - and the good jokes - win out in the end, as does the premise that many of life's big questions are not predetermined by sexual preference ... All that is left at the end of this helium-hearted romp is for glitter to descend on the characters in their new-found lives, loves and happiness However, in Seeing Things, Lowe is uncompromising in his portrayal of aspects of gay lifestyle."         - Louise Nunn, Adelaide Advertiser, 6 September, 1994   "Seeing Things is a humorous romantic comedy which also comments effectively on a range of social and political issues relevant to gay and broader communities. The play's in-your-face attitude is fun and loving, and more explicit and daring than most other productions of this kind. The play explores the idea that love exceeds all boundaries, including death, and that our imaginations and hearts can shape our futures ...The play also examines levels of same-sex relationships from flirtatious friendships to true love and commitment. Gay prejudice is touched on with Mac's fear of being overheard talking about sex in public. The singles scene, bisexuality, the sex industry ("Just wanted to be a star but was too lazy to learn the lines")  and the odd dig at Catholicism are just a few of the issues tackled."         - Penny Farrow, Green Left, 14 September, 1994   POSTER FROM ADELAIDE PRODUCTION   "Call me a prude, call me old-fashioned, call me crabby, but I didn't seem to laugh nearly as loud or often as some in the 80-strong audience. There's a juvenile and decidedly anal slant to much of Lowe's humour here, and the young cast's undoubted energies and enthusiasms went only part of the way towards alleviating that which could only be described as bad taste. But who can argue with a hit?"     - Steve McLeod, Sydney Star Observer, 6 April, 1995 (page 34)   "It's a brave production, sexually explicit, and there are moments when you wonder how far exactly the porn theme will lead. But clever staging by director Geoff Crowhurst, a pretty and effective set by Luke Cutler and sheer enthusiasm bring Seeing Things off as an engaging good time for all sexual persuasions."  - Rosemary Bruhn, Weekly Times Messenger, 14 September, 1994