Comedy Capers ****
Sat, 10 Sept 2005, 11:26 pmWalter Plinge1 post in thread
Comedy Capers ****
Sat, 10 Sept 2005, 11:26 pmComedy Capers is a set of three short plays presented in the Princess May / Harbour Theatre in Fremantle until 17th September
These 3 shows gave fifteen actors a chance to show their talents. 14 were WELL above average.
Some superb characterisations by Mavis Glewis, Nicola Bond, Norma Davis (brilliant, haven't seen you act for about 5 years), Shona Hunter (delightful) and the wife who was the bitch from Hell - Jo Sterkenburg
The first play was quite a serious topic with a few comic lines,especially from the Aunt who was just like everyone's aging Aunt. Stubborn and sympthy seeking.
The second was about a demanding ungrateful Prima Dona living in the past.
The third story a farce well carried out about a wet husband, his mate and their adventures whilst his wife was away.
Good little stories, all very well directed.
The set was made to look like three quite different dwellings with little scenery change.
Now the whinges. At the end of each play when the actors were taking a bow, even though they were all lined up, the lights didn't come back on for about 10 seconds - almost when the applause was finished - which wasn't really fair to the actors.
Two couples were sold three seats, ie one seat had been double sold to two couples. It happens, but on this Saturday night the mistake happened three times, that is to six couples were sold 9 seats. Not a major problem but messy in the audience.
These were fun shows and most professional.
These 3 shows gave fifteen actors a chance to show their talents. 14 were WELL above average.
Some superb characterisations by Mavis Glewis, Nicola Bond, Norma Davis (brilliant, haven't seen you act for about 5 years), Shona Hunter (delightful) and the wife who was the bitch from Hell - Jo Sterkenburg
The first play was quite a serious topic with a few comic lines,especially from the Aunt who was just like everyone's aging Aunt. Stubborn and sympthy seeking.
The second was about a demanding ungrateful Prima Dona living in the past.
The third story a farce well carried out about a wet husband, his mate and their adventures whilst his wife was away.
Good little stories, all very well directed.
The set was made to look like three quite different dwellings with little scenery change.
Now the whinges. At the end of each play when the actors were taking a bow, even though they were all lined up, the lights didn't come back on for about 10 seconds - almost when the applause was finished - which wasn't really fair to the actors.
Two couples were sold three seats, ie one seat had been double sold to two couples. It happens, but on this Saturday night the mistake happened three times, that is to six couples were sold 9 seats. Not a major problem but messy in the audience.
These were fun shows and most professional.