PLAYING SINATRA
Tue, 24 Apr 2001, 04:39 amWalter Plinge4 posts in thread
PLAYING SINATRA
Tue, 24 Apr 2001, 04:39 amThere are times when every aspect of a production comes together in just the right way. "Playing Sinatra" has done just that!
Superlatives like "Gripping", "Riveting", "Tense" and phrases like "This is a must-see show" , "Superb acting" and "Possibly the best play I've seen this year" from our first 2 nights have initiated the addition of an extra public performance on Sunday May 6th at 7pm ($17 inc Fish and Chip Supper).
This will give everyone an extra opportunity to see it.
In case anyone is just using the email and can't get into the 'What's On", remaining dates are:
Fri 27th, Sat 28th April
Fri 4th, Sat 5th, Sun 6th, Wed 9th, Fri 11th, Sat 12th May
Ticket Prices:
$13 Wed/Fri; $9 conc.; $17 Sat (inc Fish and Chips)
Tickets - Phone Nightingales Pharmacy - 9293 2621
Superlatives like "Gripping", "Riveting", "Tense" and phrases like "This is a must-see show" , "Superb acting" and "Possibly the best play I've seen this year" from our first 2 nights have initiated the addition of an extra public performance on Sunday May 6th at 7pm ($17 inc Fish and Chip Supper).
This will give everyone an extra opportunity to see it.
In case anyone is just using the email and can't get into the 'What's On", remaining dates are:
Fri 27th, Sat 28th April
Fri 4th, Sat 5th, Sun 6th, Wed 9th, Fri 11th, Sat 12th May
Ticket Prices:
$13 Wed/Fri; $9 conc.; $17 Sat (inc Fish and Chips)
Tickets - Phone Nightingales Pharmacy - 9293 2621
RE: PLAYING SINATRA
Thu, 26 Apr 2001, 04:24 pmWalter Plinge
Ha! Talk about blowing your own horn - not that there's anything wrong with that (unless you're Randall Graves' cousin, Walter).
"Possibly the best play I've seen this year." I'm afraid that was my quote. I saw "Playing Sinatra" last week and was blown away by the onstage performances. Advertised as "A Powerful Psychological Drama", this latest production from KADS certainly didn't disappoint.
A strong cast of three held the audience captivated as the protagonists' sad little story unfolded. All three actors played against type: Ben Sorgiovanni as a menacing simpleton; Lucy Eyre as a dowdy frump; and Chris Thomas as a pretentious tosser. Well, okay, maybe not ALL against type (heh heh heh).
Quoted from the programme: Set in an oppressive household in London, grown-up siblings Norman (Ben) and Sandra (Lucy), try to resist their lonely future by living out their fantasies in the music of their idol, Frank Sinatra. You will be subjected to an absorbing display of the fragilities of mentally-disturbed Norman as he battles for the attention of Sandra, and how she, wanting to break free of her existence, her job, and her younger brother's needs, finds a boyfriend - the older and less-than-straightforward Phillip (Chris).
The acting was superb - particularly from Ben in the role of a lifetime. The script was unnerving and, at times, made your skin crawl. The set was great - as it always is at KADS (or indeed at most theatres who have their own venue where you've got 6 weeks to put a set up instead of 60 minutes). The only negatives I could pick (if I was forced) were the sound and lights. At times, the sound took vital seconds to arrive - distracting in a play that depends so heavily on music; and while the lights usually faded slowly at the end of each scene, they tended to shoot back on in an annoyingly blinding flash (but maybe that's just me).
Congatulations to director Michael Taylor, and once again to Chris, Lucy and particularly Ben. Go and see this show if you want to see some truly fine performances.
JB
"Possibly the best play I've seen this year." I'm afraid that was my quote. I saw "Playing Sinatra" last week and was blown away by the onstage performances. Advertised as "A Powerful Psychological Drama", this latest production from KADS certainly didn't disappoint.
A strong cast of three held the audience captivated as the protagonists' sad little story unfolded. All three actors played against type: Ben Sorgiovanni as a menacing simpleton; Lucy Eyre as a dowdy frump; and Chris Thomas as a pretentious tosser. Well, okay, maybe not ALL against type (heh heh heh).
Quoted from the programme: Set in an oppressive household in London, grown-up siblings Norman (Ben) and Sandra (Lucy), try to resist their lonely future by living out their fantasies in the music of their idol, Frank Sinatra. You will be subjected to an absorbing display of the fragilities of mentally-disturbed Norman as he battles for the attention of Sandra, and how she, wanting to break free of her existence, her job, and her younger brother's needs, finds a boyfriend - the older and less-than-straightforward Phillip (Chris).
The acting was superb - particularly from Ben in the role of a lifetime. The script was unnerving and, at times, made your skin crawl. The set was great - as it always is at KADS (or indeed at most theatres who have their own venue where you've got 6 weeks to put a set up instead of 60 minutes). The only negatives I could pick (if I was forced) were the sound and lights. At times, the sound took vital seconds to arrive - distracting in a play that depends so heavily on music; and while the lights usually faded slowly at the end of each scene, they tended to shoot back on in an annoyingly blinding flash (but maybe that's just me).
Congatulations to director Michael Taylor, and once again to Chris, Lucy and particularly Ben. Go and see this show if you want to see some truly fine performances.
JB