Love Letters
Thu, 8 Aug 2002, 01:10 amWalter Plinge3 posts in thread
Love Letters
Thu, 8 Aug 2002, 01:10 amWHAT: Love Letters
WHEN: Wednesday, August 7 (2002)
WHERE: KADS (Kalamunda, WA)
Superb. Not much more I can say. The promotional material advertises KADS' latest production as "A Very Special Love Story", and that it is.
Love Letters is a play detailing the relationship of Andy and Melissa, from their first meeting as children, and over the next fifty years. Author A.R. Gurney wrote the script as a sequence of letters, and usually, the two actors sit on stage (minimum set or props) and just read the letters.
Director Joy Northover with Michael Taylor (Andy) & Shirley Welch (Melissa) have dramatised the production. Michael and Shirley didn't just sit and read, they learned the lines and LIVED the roles. Never meeting, never interacting, they recited their letters, reading (and reacting) with utter conviction, occasional hilarity, and heartbreaking poignancy. I'm exhausted and emotionally drained. One of the best shows of this year.
JB
PS: If you can make it to one of the last two performances, I'd heartily recommend front row, stage left. :-)
WHEN: Wednesday, August 7 (2002)
WHERE: KADS (Kalamunda, WA)
Superb. Not much more I can say. The promotional material advertises KADS' latest production as "A Very Special Love Story", and that it is.
Love Letters is a play detailing the relationship of Andy and Melissa, from their first meeting as children, and over the next fifty years. Author A.R. Gurney wrote the script as a sequence of letters, and usually, the two actors sit on stage (minimum set or props) and just read the letters.
Director Joy Northover with Michael Taylor (Andy) & Shirley Welch (Melissa) have dramatised the production. Michael and Shirley didn't just sit and read, they learned the lines and LIVED the roles. Never meeting, never interacting, they recited their letters, reading (and reacting) with utter conviction, occasional hilarity, and heartbreaking poignancy. I'm exhausted and emotionally drained. One of the best shows of this year.
JB
PS: If you can make it to one of the last two performances, I'd heartily recommend front row, stage left. :-)
Walter PlingeThu, 8 Aug 2002, 01:10 am
WHAT: Love Letters
WHEN: Wednesday, August 7 (2002)
WHERE: KADS (Kalamunda, WA)
Superb. Not much more I can say. The promotional material advertises KADS' latest production as "A Very Special Love Story", and that it is.
Love Letters is a play detailing the relationship of Andy and Melissa, from their first meeting as children, and over the next fifty years. Author A.R. Gurney wrote the script as a sequence of letters, and usually, the two actors sit on stage (minimum set or props) and just read the letters.
Director Joy Northover with Michael Taylor (Andy) & Shirley Welch (Melissa) have dramatised the production. Michael and Shirley didn't just sit and read, they learned the lines and LIVED the roles. Never meeting, never interacting, they recited their letters, reading (and reacting) with utter conviction, occasional hilarity, and heartbreaking poignancy. I'm exhausted and emotionally drained. One of the best shows of this year.
JB
PS: If you can make it to one of the last two performances, I'd heartily recommend front row, stage left. :-)
WHEN: Wednesday, August 7 (2002)
WHERE: KADS (Kalamunda, WA)
Superb. Not much more I can say. The promotional material advertises KADS' latest production as "A Very Special Love Story", and that it is.
Love Letters is a play detailing the relationship of Andy and Melissa, from their first meeting as children, and over the next fifty years. Author A.R. Gurney wrote the script as a sequence of letters, and usually, the two actors sit on stage (minimum set or props) and just read the letters.
Director Joy Northover with Michael Taylor (Andy) & Shirley Welch (Melissa) have dramatised the production. Michael and Shirley didn't just sit and read, they learned the lines and LIVED the roles. Never meeting, never interacting, they recited their letters, reading (and reacting) with utter conviction, occasional hilarity, and heartbreaking poignancy. I'm exhausted and emotionally drained. One of the best shows of this year.
JB
PS: If you can make it to one of the last two performances, I'd heartily recommend front row, stage left. :-)
BabarThu, 8 Aug 2002, 10:06 pm
Babar's Take
Wow.
I wrote that last night before hitting the pillow, and now feel just a little bit more able to comment. I agree with Jarrod, one of the best shows I've seen all year. Possibly the best.
I can only extend my awe-struck appreciation of Micheal and Shirley's talents, taking on a two-hander and making it feel like it had a cast of thousands. I honestly have no idea how they did it. I passed out on the bus on the way home from work, and as such seriously considered cancelling my booking, but then sat riveted all night. A truly humbling experience, these two set an example for all the young upstarts out there (myself included).
Congratulations also to Joy and her crew, lighting transitions were so smooth as to be un-noticable (that's in a good way). I loved the touches that Andrea Berry's artwork added to the show also.
All in all, a show not to be missed. Unfortunately I think both remaining nights are all but sold out, so for the love of god get in first.
I know this whole thing sounds incredibly gushy, but it's all true sentiment, I swear.
Lil' BudgieThu, 8 Aug 2002, 11:06 pm
Lil' Budgie's bit
I agree 100% ... Wow!
What can I say .... I cried .... A lot!
By the second act, my boyfriend suddenly discovered he'd become the human equivalent of a kleenex.
It was, by far, one of the best play's I've seen all year and I have nothing but respect and awe for both the cast and crew of this production.
And I seriously recommend that you should (preferrably by legal means) try and get yourself a ticket before the show is over ... you definately won't regret it.
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What can I say .... I cried .... A lot!
By the second act, my boyfriend suddenly discovered he'd become the human equivalent of a kleenex.
It was, by far, one of the best play's I've seen all year and I have nothing but respect and awe for both the cast and crew of this production.
And I seriously recommend that you should (preferrably by legal means) try and get yourself a ticket before the show is over ... you definately won't regret it.
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