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15 Minutes of Fame

Sun, 9 Mar 2003, 12:52 pm
Walter Plinge8 posts in thread
I've never done one of these before and I'm not really sure what to write, but this show has inspired me.

I went to see 15 Minutes of Fame at the Blue Room Last Night and i must say it was worth every minute. There were 8 monologues by eight different writers performed by eight different professional actors. (and a segway piece between each monologue)

Sounds like a long night right? Wrong. Even though each monologue is around fifteen minutes long you hardly even notice the time fly by and the subjects are hilarious, thought provoking and reminicent of actual events in the paper.

The acting alone was exceptional and the blue room has been transformed into a caberet setting which is a perfect surrounding for the subject matters.

Saying that there is always a few things that I thought could have been done differently but the transistions between monologues is fabulous and your not sure what you're going to get next.

Please go and check out 15 Minutes of Fame. Local Writers and actors at their best. and at just $18/$12 it's worth going to see how the other half live

Jo xxx

Re: 15 Minutes of fame

Mon, 24 Mar 2003, 06:26 am
Thanks for all your constructive comments.

Especially enjoyed the depth to which people have discussed the performances but just wanted to remind everyone about the writing.

All (except two) were specifically written for this production. Two (Belief and Simon McKinley) were the first theatre scripts by their respective writers, as was Mike Frenchams wonderful "Fall and Rise of the Star" his first writing for stage.

Thanks again for the comments and to those who came and saw it.

Oh and Helen Burgess didn't just "not show" on the Thursday she had an unavoidable appointment and had arranged to not be there. Sorry about that.

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