The Elephant Man

Come on, you guys! Support your local co-ops! We went to see The Elephant Man last night (at the Rechabites Hall, 224 William St, Northbridge) and it was a damn good show - but the audience numbers are right down - so much so, they have had to cancel at least two performances so far. Why?? Is everyone scared of catching SARS or something??
We NEED people like Shirley and David in this town who actually get off their butts to put on great plays - at their own financial expense - because, let's face it, there wouldn't be too much to see if we only wait for the fully professional stuff.
There just isn't enough paid work for every professional out there - so co-ops are the only way for some of us to keep our skills polished and earn a little bit of money as well. So, PLEASE support them.
Anyway, enough ranting. I think The Elephant Man is on for another week - so there's still time to catch some great performances from a very able cast. Vivienne Glance's portrayal of "Mrs Kendall" was a definite highlight for me - a very brave and sensitive performance. She had a magnificant stage presence and was perfectly cast for the role.
In fact, the whole cast was at a very high standard, as were the costumes. Congratulations to David Meadow for his direction and to Shirley and the cast for those LIGHTENING costume changes - how DID they do it??
And if that's not enough to encourage you to go - I will be really crass and mention there is also full-frontal nudity (done very bravely and appropriately).





Thou errant tardy-gaited flirt-gill!