Nobody Cares But You

‘Nobody Cares But You’ was written and directed by Luke Milton.  It is a joint Luke Milton and Gray Ruby Production (Blue Room Studio World First) at The Blue Room Studio, 53 James Street, Northbridge until 31^st October 2009. All shows at 8.30 pm – time not shown on this site.

The Rise and return of Verity Westlake

Verity is a film actress who has promoted her career by sleeping around; however, one evening her lover throws her out of his house in her night attire. When a tragedy befalls her, will it mean the end of her budding future in the cinema?

Lenni Lenape

Lenni is a 10-years old girl scout who lives with an uncaring mother. Perhaps her father is a better person. Her mother tells her that he has lived all of her life in the shed at the bottom of the garden, and yet Lenni has never seen him. Is it because of his special occupation? Lenni decides to seek him out.

The Invisible Bloodbath

A young girl is desperate for attention and tours nightspots trying to find the right man, a man who will appreciate her special talent and give her the recognition that she deserves.

You can’t punch love

A comic book, super heroine, very like Wonder Woman has magnificent powers and can do anything, but can she attract the man of her dreams, another comic hero – who is an archer.

In time, she’ll melt

A housewife discovers she has a talent for writing books, but will she ever be famous like her hero Kresley Cole?

Luke started his playwriting career about 10 years ago, his plays have ranged from the wild and off the planet style, such as ‘Risky Lunar Love’ and ‘Hellfire,’ to the sensitive and deeply meaningful serious stories such as ‘Five Unenviable Lives’ presented at the Blue Room four and a half years ago.

These five monologues have a total of an hour and a half of intense acting. The five beautifully written plays are very diverse and each has several different characters portrayed by the star, Arielle Gray. This is a big ask of any actor. Even though performer Arielle has a couple of Actors’ Equity best actor nominations, I wondered would she be up to the task? Likewise, Luke Milton has had a few Blue Room ‘public choice’ awards, so was my expectation of this show unfair to them, or could they live up to their reputations? Of course, they were superb as ever. Arielle just glowed, she is the kind of actor that you could sit and watch for days and never become bored. Her delivery, body language and facial expressions were compelling. Here Luke returns to the ‘Five Unenviable Lives’ format that won him a prize, this show is even better. The themes are fresh, and along with Luke’s lateral thinking gave many cookie twists.

Even though the plays require complete costume changes, with a witty short AV in the intervals, the flow and the pace of the show was retained.

Karen Cook’s lighting design, combined with Steve Hearne’s music, perfectly complemented the mood for each play.

Already the start of the run is sold out, so get in quickly for your tickets. Great talent and plenty of laughs, but with a hint of the underlying sad – even pathetic - story behind all of the characters in these multilayered plays.