The Trial of Wild Gil Hiccup
Thu, 17 Apr 2008, 09:55 amGordon the Optom2 posts in thread
The Trial of Wild Gil Hiccup
Thu, 17 Apr 2008, 09:55 am‘The Trial of Wild Gil Hiccup’ written and directed by Johnny Grimshaw, is the latest production by A Lad In Sane at The Old Mill Theatre, South Perth. It is showing at 8.00 pm nightly until 26th April.
The scene is the Wild West at its wildest. Hiccup has killed 303 men and is now in court – the local saloon – where the audience jury is hearing the case against him. The evidence is presented to the Judge (Ray Condy) by the counsels for the prosecution (Tim Prosser) and the defence (Will Gawned). The Clerk of the Court (Niyat Berhan) also has a second backbreaking job, keeping the frustrated girls of the town satisfied.
The witnesses were a weird and varied bunch with amusing characters. The gorgeous randy twins (both played by Holly Wilson – good accents), the blind Eliza Monica Lewdwinski (congratulations to Phyllis Graham), Deputy Dorrg (good delivery and comedic style by Paris Romanis), Jacob Honeybee (John Flood) brought tears to one’s eyes, as he described his condition and the cure. The final witness was the Indian Chief (Sam Tirodkar) with a hilarious script.
Will this hardened criminal escape justice? The decision is with YOU the jury
About a year ago, Johnny brought us the very funny and successful ‘The Karaoke Twist’ now we have this ‘Carry-on’ style play. It is filled with jovial anachronisms, double-entendres by the score and many references to 60s and 70s music. Well known quotes are blended into the script, although the delivery of some of these quotations were a little flat, when a pantomime ‘boom boom’ delivery may have helped, as many were lost to the audience. The pace was slightly off at times and some minor script trimming required, but the writer already has this in hand.
The set, costumes, sound and lighting were well above average.
Extremely clever and funny, original style of script. A little rough at the edges but this will sort itself. Great characters captured well by the actors. If you are worried about political correctness and the odd lewd comment then this may not be for you. Really enjoyed it.
The scene is the Wild West at its wildest. Hiccup has killed 303 men and is now in court – the local saloon – where the audience jury is hearing the case against him. The evidence is presented to the Judge (Ray Condy) by the counsels for the prosecution (Tim Prosser) and the defence (Will Gawned). The Clerk of the Court (Niyat Berhan) also has a second backbreaking job, keeping the frustrated girls of the town satisfied.
The witnesses were a weird and varied bunch with amusing characters. The gorgeous randy twins (both played by Holly Wilson – good accents), the blind Eliza Monica Lewdwinski (congratulations to Phyllis Graham), Deputy Dorrg (good delivery and comedic style by Paris Romanis), Jacob Honeybee (John Flood) brought tears to one’s eyes, as he described his condition and the cure. The final witness was the Indian Chief (Sam Tirodkar) with a hilarious script.
Will this hardened criminal escape justice? The decision is with YOU the jury
About a year ago, Johnny brought us the very funny and successful ‘The Karaoke Twist’ now we have this ‘Carry-on’ style play. It is filled with jovial anachronisms, double-entendres by the score and many references to 60s and 70s music. Well known quotes are blended into the script, although the delivery of some of these quotations were a little flat, when a pantomime ‘boom boom’ delivery may have helped, as many were lost to the audience. The pace was slightly off at times and some minor script trimming required, but the writer already has this in hand.
The set, costumes, sound and lighting were well above average.
Extremely clever and funny, original style of script. A little rough at the edges but this will sort itself. Great characters captured well by the actors. If you are worried about political correctness and the odd lewd comment then this may not be for you. Really enjoyed it.
Gordon the OptomThu, 17 Apr 2008, 09:55 am
‘The Trial of Wild Gil Hiccup’ written and directed by Johnny Grimshaw, is the latest production by A Lad In Sane at The Old Mill Theatre, South Perth. It is showing at 8.00 pm nightly until 26th April.
The scene is the Wild West at its wildest. Hiccup has killed 303 men and is now in court – the local saloon – where the audience jury is hearing the case against him. The evidence is presented to the Judge (Ray Condy) by the counsels for the prosecution (Tim Prosser) and the defence (Will Gawned). The Clerk of the Court (Niyat Berhan) also has a second backbreaking job, keeping the frustrated girls of the town satisfied.
The witnesses were a weird and varied bunch with amusing characters. The gorgeous randy twins (both played by Holly Wilson – good accents), the blind Eliza Monica Lewdwinski (congratulations to Phyllis Graham), Deputy Dorrg (good delivery and comedic style by Paris Romanis), Jacob Honeybee (John Flood) brought tears to one’s eyes, as he described his condition and the cure. The final witness was the Indian Chief (Sam Tirodkar) with a hilarious script.
Will this hardened criminal escape justice? The decision is with YOU the jury
About a year ago, Johnny brought us the very funny and successful ‘The Karaoke Twist’ now we have this ‘Carry-on’ style play. It is filled with jovial anachronisms, double-entendres by the score and many references to 60s and 70s music. Well known quotes are blended into the script, although the delivery of some of these quotations were a little flat, when a pantomime ‘boom boom’ delivery may have helped, as many were lost to the audience. The pace was slightly off at times and some minor script trimming required, but the writer already has this in hand.
The set, costumes, sound and lighting were well above average.
Extremely clever and funny, original style of script. A little rough at the edges but this will sort itself. Great characters captured well by the actors. If you are worried about political correctness and the odd lewd comment then this may not be for you. Really enjoyed it.
The scene is the Wild West at its wildest. Hiccup has killed 303 men and is now in court – the local saloon – where the audience jury is hearing the case against him. The evidence is presented to the Judge (Ray Condy) by the counsels for the prosecution (Tim Prosser) and the defence (Will Gawned). The Clerk of the Court (Niyat Berhan) also has a second backbreaking job, keeping the frustrated girls of the town satisfied.
The witnesses were a weird and varied bunch with amusing characters. The gorgeous randy twins (both played by Holly Wilson – good accents), the blind Eliza Monica Lewdwinski (congratulations to Phyllis Graham), Deputy Dorrg (good delivery and comedic style by Paris Romanis), Jacob Honeybee (John Flood) brought tears to one’s eyes, as he described his condition and the cure. The final witness was the Indian Chief (Sam Tirodkar) with a hilarious script.
Will this hardened criminal escape justice? The decision is with YOU the jury
About a year ago, Johnny brought us the very funny and successful ‘The Karaoke Twist’ now we have this ‘Carry-on’ style play. It is filled with jovial anachronisms, double-entendres by the score and many references to 60s and 70s music. Well known quotes are blended into the script, although the delivery of some of these quotations were a little flat, when a pantomime ‘boom boom’ delivery may have helped, as many were lost to the audience. The pace was slightly off at times and some minor script trimming required, but the writer already has this in hand.
The set, costumes, sound and lighting were well above average.
Extremely clever and funny, original style of script. A little rough at the edges but this will sort itself. Great characters captured well by the actors. If you are worried about political correctness and the odd lewd comment then this may not be for you. Really enjoyed it.
Tim ProsserThu, 17 Apr 2008, 02:05 pm
Sincere thanks to Gordon for
Sincere thanks to Gordon for getting this review onto the site so promptly. It means a great deal to us that we had a sizeable audience for our opening night, who largely enjoyed themselves and happily went along with the spirit of 'audience participation'.
A very small group of individuals put in an enormous amount of effort to get this show up and running. Where we would normally have two or three weeks to build and paint a set . . . we had three days. Adding to the difficulty was the fact that not a single member of the previous show turned up to help with the bump-out of THEIR set, which meant that WE had to do it before we could even start on ours - as if we weren't severely pressed for time already. Were we unimpressed? You bet we were! Personally, I came dangerously close to complete collapse after last night's performance, through sheer physical and mental exhaustion. If the director of that previous show ever asks me again to paint a set for him, he'll be told in no uncertain terms where he can jump.
I've now had the opportunity to sleep for thirteen hours straight, get my head together and am ready for tonight's show.
Please do come and see Wild Gil. Yes, there were some rough edges last night and these will (hopefully) not be present from here onwards. As Gordon says, it is clever, funny and original, and pokes a sharp stick in the eye of 'political correctness'. If that appeals to you, then I guarantee that you'll have a great time.
See you in the bar after the show!