Shakespeare's Boys
Thu, 16 June 2005, 10:19 pmWalter Plinge1 post in thread
Shakespeare's Boys
Thu, 16 June 2005, 10:19 pmShakespeare's Boys is a dark, unforgiving portrayal of the life of two rent boys and their customer Tracy, set around Shakespeare Grove in St Kilda. It deals with drugs, sex and the eternal hunger of mankind for truth and love.
Kevin McGreal is powerful as Ronnie, the drug-addicted veteran of the streets, and his open and frank style of delivery suits the genre and tone of this piece.
Nick Ioannidis (Peter), whose electricity with Juanita Davis (Tracy) lights up the stage, provides the eye-candy for this show, and a fresh new look on the subject matter. As a fresh face on the 'Grove' scene, his attempts in the early scenes to imitate the obviously successful Ronnie bring much-needed humour to the rather depressing subject matter.
Juanita Davis is stellar, portraying a self-dependent, chauvinistic 'little rich girl' whose lust for power over the men in her life precludes her from finding and recognising love. Truly a name to watch out for!!
Direction was fantastic, with CaAtherine Meredith successfully bringing out the humanity in these characters so often marginalised and condemned by society. There were some wonderful moments of lust, grief, frustration and loneliness.
That said, this sex-filled, drug-fuelled romp through the lives of these three deluded, quintessentially screwed up misfits is not the most well-written play that I have seen. The characters' evolutions through the piece were not understandable, and the characterisation was not allowed to develop enough over the hour and 20 minutes of the play. The dialogue was stilted and at times incomprehensible, and it was reasonably obvious how much difficulty the actors were having with it.
Overall, I enjoyed this play. While the plot was sometimes difficult to follow, it was an absolute pleasure to see three such talented actors performing such difficult subject matter with heart, joy and a little fun.
Shakespeare's Boys is playing at The Loft, the Chapel off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran.
8pm 17th and 18th June
6pm 19th June.
$15/$20
Kevin McGreal is powerful as Ronnie, the drug-addicted veteran of the streets, and his open and frank style of delivery suits the genre and tone of this piece.
Nick Ioannidis (Peter), whose electricity with Juanita Davis (Tracy) lights up the stage, provides the eye-candy for this show, and a fresh new look on the subject matter. As a fresh face on the 'Grove' scene, his attempts in the early scenes to imitate the obviously successful Ronnie bring much-needed humour to the rather depressing subject matter.
Juanita Davis is stellar, portraying a self-dependent, chauvinistic 'little rich girl' whose lust for power over the men in her life precludes her from finding and recognising love. Truly a name to watch out for!!
Direction was fantastic, with CaAtherine Meredith successfully bringing out the humanity in these characters so often marginalised and condemned by society. There were some wonderful moments of lust, grief, frustration and loneliness.
That said, this sex-filled, drug-fuelled romp through the lives of these three deluded, quintessentially screwed up misfits is not the most well-written play that I have seen. The characters' evolutions through the piece were not understandable, and the characterisation was not allowed to develop enough over the hour and 20 minutes of the play. The dialogue was stilted and at times incomprehensible, and it was reasonably obvious how much difficulty the actors were having with it.
Overall, I enjoyed this play. While the plot was sometimes difficult to follow, it was an absolute pleasure to see three such talented actors performing such difficult subject matter with heart, joy and a little fun.
Shakespeare's Boys is playing at The Loft, the Chapel off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran.
8pm 17th and 18th June
6pm 19th June.
$15/$20