October
Thu, 8 Apr 2010, 08:30 amGordon the Optom1 post in thread
October
Thu, 8 Apr 2010, 08:30 am‘October’ was written by two-time Griffin Award winning, English born, Perth’s own Ian Wilding. Ian has also received the acclaimed Patrick White Playwrights’ Award.
The Blue Room has previously presented Wilding’s ‘Monkey Bomb’ and ‘Ruth’s House’. A couple of years ago Sinclair’s play, ‘The Carnivore’, was a multiple award winner in the Perth theatre circuit.
‘October’ was written with the support of the MTC Hard Lines programme. This production is presented by This One Show Company in conjunction with The Blue Room until 24th April. The 90-minute performances (no interval) are being performed in the Blue Room’s main theatre at 53 James Street, Northbridge. All evening shows at 7.00 pm, with one matinee on Saturday the 17th at 2.00 pm.
The theatre is filled in surround sound with the hum of an international airport, wealthy airline pilot, Tim (Steve Turner) has landed home from his latest trip. Back at home, Tim answers the door and finds a dishevelled tramp, Dez (Ben Sutton), who claims to know his attractive wife, interior designer Angela (Samantha Murray). Tim invites him into their dream home. However, when Angela returns from doing some pruning in the garden, she denies even knowing this stranger. Nevertheless, Dez makes some incredible claims.
Naïve Tim, who has lived a privileged and somewhat sheltered life, is unable to cope. The couple order Dez out of their home, but somewhat embarrassed, he parts making menacing threats.
When Angela tells a friend of the event, he recommends private detective Dick (Matt Penny) ‘the best in the business’. This sleazy, obnoxious character has a very strange approach to the situation and even stranger methods of tackling the situation.
Will Dick be effective? Or are the couple faced with leading a life of constant fear?
Renato Fabretti, who produced the highly successful and award winning production of ‘Motortown’, has produced and directed this play with tremendous conviction. There is tension throughout, with spine tingling fear thrown in. His choice of cast was magnificent. Samantha Murray as the beautiful, stalked wife had a wonderfully expressive face conveying the terror around. Steve Turner played the wimpish husband, who was verging on the obsessive / compulsive. He had good intentions, but nowhere near the courage to carry out his thoughts. Ben Sutton was pan-faced, taking pleasure in the panic around him. Comedian Matt Penny was wonderful as the strange super sleuth who asked extremely searching questions in the quest for the truth.
Throughout this exceptional play, you could feel your sympathies swinging and your doubts as to the true threat.
The lighting by Karen Cook was outstanding, from the glaring white of the designer’s sitting room, to the sinister atmosphere surrounding the threatened wife. The music by Steve McCall and Dave Richardson, blended well with the complex sound background track, worked perfectly. Sensitively teched by Alice Hutton.
A sinister play that will be recalled for years to come.
A superb start to the new Blue Room season.
‘October’ was written by two-time Griffin Award winning, English born, Perth’s own Ian Wilding. Ian has also received the acclaimed Patrick White Playwrights’ Award.
The Blue Room has previously presented Wilding’s ‘Monkey Bomb’ and ‘Ruth’s House’. A couple of years ago Sinclair’s play, ‘The Carnivore’, was a multiple award winner in the Perth theatre circuit.
‘October’ was written with the support of the MTC Hard Lines programme. This production is presented by This One Show Company in conjunction with The Blue Room until 24th April. The 90-minute performances (no interval) are being performed in the Blue Room’s main theatre at 53 James Street, Northbridge. All evening shows at 7.00 pm, with one matinee on Saturday the 17th at 2.00 pm.
The theatre is filled in surround sound with the hum of an international airport, wealthy airline pilot, Tim (Steve Turner) has landed home from his latest trip. Back at home, Tim answers the door and finds a dishevelled tramp, Dez (Ben Sutton), who claims to know his attractive wife, interior designer Angela (Samantha Murray). Tim invites him into their dream home. However, when Angela returns from doing some pruning in the garden, she denies even knowing this stranger. Nevertheless, Dez makes some incredible claims.
Naïve Tim, who has lived a privileged and somewhat sheltered life, is unable to cope. The couple order Dez out of their home, but somewhat embarrassed, he parts making menacing threats.
When Angela tells a friend of the event, he recommends private detective Dick (Matt Penny) ‘the best in the business’. This sleazy, obnoxious character has a very strange approach to the situation and even stranger methods of tackling the situation.
Will Dick be effective? Or are the couple faced with leading a life of constant fear?
Renato Fabretti, who produced the highly successful and award winning production of ‘Motortown’, has produced and directed this play with tremendous conviction. There is tension throughout, with spine tingling fear thrown in. His choice of cast was magnificent. Samantha Murray as the beautiful, stalked wife had a wonderfully expressive face conveying the terror around. Steve Turner played the wimpish husband, who was verging on the obsessive / compulsive. He had good intentions, but nowhere near the courage to carry out his thoughts. Ben Sutton was pan-faced, taking pleasure in the panic around him. Comedian Matt Penny was wonderful as the strange super sleuth who asked extremely searching questions in the quest for the truth.
Throughout this exceptional play, you could feel your sympathies swinging and your doubts as to the true threat.
The lighting by Karen Cook was outstanding, from the glaring white of the designer’s sitting room, to the sinister atmosphere surrounding the threatened wife. The music by Steve McCall and Dave Richardson, blended well with the complex sound background track, worked perfectly. Sensitively teched by Alice Hutton.
A sinister play that will be recalled for years to come.
A superb start to the new Blue Room season.