Threesome 2000
Thu, 3 Aug 2000, 02:13 pmWalter Plinge13 posts in thread
Threesome 2000
Thu, 3 Aug 2000, 02:13 pmI saw this event last evening, having heard about it on this site. I was prepared for something fairly dull and was pleasantly surprised, if not shocked! I recognised a few faces from Damage Theatre who again turned in classy performances.
The first play, 'Tests' was very pacy and very funny, although for some reason I found myself laughing alone at a lot of the gags. Perhaps it appeals particularly to philologists. The tall chap seems to be a naturally funny person and reminds me of a young Bruce Spence. I hope it's not too long before he feels more comfortable with his body.
The second piece, 'The Elevator Game' deserves special credit for being a home-grown product. The idea is good. Some of the moves (all within a confined floor space the size of an elevator) could have been better choreographed. For example, when the smiley girl jumps up and down, the rest of the cast could react with a slight recoil etc. I did learn a few new forms of abuse from this play as well. (Fucksticks?)
The third offering, 'Ficky Stingers', caught me off guard. I'd been expecting it to be a comedy about my raunchy relatives (joke). Instead of course, it was a very confrontational play about the sticky subject of date-rape. All the more confrontational if you happen to be the only male sitting in the front row!
I have always had the impression that there was a fine line between rough sex and sexual assault. This play showed me that in fact, from a woman's point of view at least, the line is very bold indeed. A well-done and very moving piece.
The fact that the play was set in working class London didn't detract from the message, although it would be good to see plays like this written for the Aussie Idiom. Get onto it, kids!
Thanks all, and if anyone would like me to come and review their future shows, just send a couple of comps to me at PO Box 1133 Fremantle 6959
The first play, 'Tests' was very pacy and very funny, although for some reason I found myself laughing alone at a lot of the gags. Perhaps it appeals particularly to philologists. The tall chap seems to be a naturally funny person and reminds me of a young Bruce Spence. I hope it's not too long before he feels more comfortable with his body.
The second piece, 'The Elevator Game' deserves special credit for being a home-grown product. The idea is good. Some of the moves (all within a confined floor space the size of an elevator) could have been better choreographed. For example, when the smiley girl jumps up and down, the rest of the cast could react with a slight recoil etc. I did learn a few new forms of abuse from this play as well. (Fucksticks?)
The third offering, 'Ficky Stingers', caught me off guard. I'd been expecting it to be a comedy about my raunchy relatives (joke). Instead of course, it was a very confrontational play about the sticky subject of date-rape. All the more confrontational if you happen to be the only male sitting in the front row!
I have always had the impression that there was a fine line between rough sex and sexual assault. This play showed me that in fact, from a woman's point of view at least, the line is very bold indeed. A well-done and very moving piece.
The fact that the play was set in working class London didn't detract from the message, although it would be good to see plays like this written for the Aussie Idiom. Get onto it, kids!
Thanks all, and if anyone would like me to come and review their future shows, just send a couple of comps to me at PO Box 1133 Fremantle 6959
RE: Threesome 2000
Tue, 15 Aug 2000, 06:44 pmWalter Plinge
Dearest YBF,
Having never before felt compelled to react to the mindless and immature ramblings of the more bitter 'members' of society, I congratulate you on being the first to rouse a retaliation from me. Usually when I visit this site I see a mixture of appraisal and constructive criticism, which is not only greatly valued by those whom it addresses, but also allows for the growth, refinement and creation of ideas in the theatre of Western Australia.
You, my friend, are an embarrassment; an abuser of this right we all have to comment and, in turn, further the skills and minds of our peers. Your childish attempts at humour, through the use of primary school taunts and an extensive vocabulary encompassing the witty use of 'crap' and 'sucked' alerts us all to the underlying problem you have. You poor dear, you too wish to attend University. Here's a few pointers for you;
(a) Learn to spell (disappointed has one s and two p's, amateur doesn't have two e's and 'wannabe' has two n's, even if it's slang) and-
(b)Learn to use correct grammar
and I quote "...and entertainment at the actor who played the Gun man." Excuse me what ?!?
If I am, in fact, wrong about you, and you do attend a university, I sincerely hope it's not Curtin as I will be forced to ask for my money back. I would not wish to be associated with an institution from which you are the product. I suggest you also ask for your's back and put it to good use. Perhaps you could buy some high school uniforms, you certainly need them.
Forever Yours
Kerryn Mason
Director of the Teen Rape Controversy (a.k.a. Ficky Stingers)