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“Words are your tools,” he says.
And what powerful tools they are
The guys were genuine men who lived, loved and laughed together, and the audience is left with searing memories of Bill, Jimmy, Patrick and Barney.
“Theatre isn’t just entertaining. Sometimes . . .it’s important. It is difficult to distill the essence of an intimate, moving piece of theatre like ‘The Guys’ a few hours after seeing it.”
Corporate culture gets absurd treatment
“Absurd, it may be, but I imagine some audience members will also be a little disturbed to spot some traits among the characters that are not so far from reality.”
“Why should I hire you?” he asks the snivelling Norman.” Victor, played by Erik Abbott, swaggers onto the stage in his expensive suit. A self-adoring, manipulative, megalomaniac CEO, he is interviewing for an underling.
“Big Boys” could also have been titled “How to be a Complete and Utter Corporate *ssh*le”…”
“Suddenly words like “community” and “truth” have a rather hollow ring!”
“Stupendous show, absolutely stupendous!”
In search of a leader
“The audience leaves breathless and with new perspectives on the Trump phenomenon, and having been highly entertained.”
“If you have a stereotyped view of who voted for Mr Trump, this will be 75 minutes well spent to challenge that view”
“and I wake up suddenly in the silence before dawn in a strange hotel room, in a poor country where my language isn’t spoken, and I’m shaking and shivering. Why?”
The guilt! The guilt!
Political correctness and the guilt of white privilege have long been the bane of the liberal middle classes. In Wallace Shawn’s powerful monologue “The Fever”
“if you saw the performance, there is a very good chance it is still playing in your mind, poking at your conscious, interrogating you about your beliefs”
“There’s not a single moment that allows the audience to relax – that was the most delectable effect of the play. As we sat on the edge of our seat, we were sitting on the fine line between watching and peeking.
Something not too dissimilar to the work of the Stasi.”
“The candid footage brings to mind the thought that social media is today the watchful eye on everything we do.”
“The setting could be compared to any such family situation, it just happens to be Berlin and features the Stasi regime.”
“Christine and Erik feed well off each other… authentic little displays of affection making the audience inwardly root for the couple.”
Back to square one?
“Minimal scene and costume changes give the production a seamless, intimate, character.”
“Powerful dialogue on recapturing lost love … Anyone who has ever been married for any length of time and has children will also recognise the familiar fights.”
“Passionate, thought-provoking and extremely truthful … director Timothy Lone, is intricate in his work and the intimacy that he creates for this production is rather spellbinding.”
“Delivered clearly and with emotion, the two characters have strong accents in two powerful performances.”
Do not miss the bus! Stella: “Cracked me up. A lot of it did, but it got me thinking, too. And damned near got me crying” … Chantal: “Let’s raise a glass to “Greyhounds”. It’s a real winner! ”
“A journey you won’t forget … This is a fast-moving, fast-talking play where the dialogue is gripping and the performances are too.”
Love Letters (2014)
“Straight from the heart.. A.R. Gurney’s genteel two-hander may seem old-fashioned and quaint in the digital age, but the emotions the author wrings from his text are very real.”
“An ode to love and letters at Art Café … you will probably find yourself wondering when you last received a letter, let alone a love letter.”
The Goat Or, Who is Sylvia? (2013)
“Convincing debut with The Goat .. ..direction is unobtrusive, fast but not hasty”
“No bleating around the bush..
.. The Goat”–is a brilliantly executed piece of theatrety”
“The dialogue is true-to-life… with great chemistry between the actors who have a rich script, written by Edward Albee.”
“Suddenly words like “community” and “truth” have a rather hollow ring!”
“Stupendous show, absolutely stupendous!”
In search of a leader
“The audience leaves breathless and with new perspectives on the Trump phenomenon, and having been highly entertained.”
“If you have a stereotyped view of who voted for Mr Trump, this will be 75 minutes well spent to challenge that view”