Ladies' Day
Thu, 22 July 2010, 08:25 amGordon the Optom2 posts in thread
Ladies' Day
Thu, 22 July 2010, 08:25 am‘Ladies Day’ by Nottingham writer Amanda Whittington, is showing at the Harbour Theatre, Port Cineaste Building, 70 Adelaide Street, Fremantle nightly at 8.00 pm until 31st July. Matinee on Sunday 25th July at 2.00 pm.
Four Hull fisher wives have been doing the same repetitive job for years, and when Pearl (Ann Speicher) decides to leave, they agree to do something exotically different. They will have a day at the races, with all the trimmings. Delightful young Linda, (Jade Craig) who is lacking in love, hopes that she may even see her pop idol in the stand.
All dressed in their finest the girls are on top of the world, however on their arrival at the racecourse things don’t go quite as well as expected, and the heartless ticket tout (Michael Dornan) was far from helpful. When nightclub raver, sexy Shelley (Sherrilee Walsh) meets lecherous TV commentator Jim (Andy Markland) things may take a turn for the better.
Much to the horror of straight-laced Jan (Tina Barker), the drinks flow and the day gets better. Jockey, Patrick (Cein Byrne) gave one of the girls an insight into the hard work behind racing.
For Pearl, will the day be one to remember or to forget?
The wonderful display of Ascot art by local artist Janie Golovoda, and the usherettes wearing their glamorous hats (Aileen Sterkenburg) helped set the mood.
Director Peter Kirkwood kept the pace bounding along, and with an excellent cast who really got into the fun of the script – special mention to Sherrilee – the laughs kept coming. The ‘striptease’ added to the amusement, as did the bookie style tick-tack demonstration. A small point, on several occasions the cast were in a straight line, static and facing the front, when a little movement would have helped.
The set design was magnificent (Peter Kirkwood), allowing the two stage crew to carry out extensive changes rapidly. The quality of the scenery painting and general trimmings to the sets was exceptional. The lighting was simple but effective, the sound effects of the track well constructed but operated abruptly and without feeling.
The full house – on a Wednesday night! Congratulations – loved the show. Filled with laughs and passages of tenderness, predictable but well worth the trip.
‘Ladies Day’ by Nottingham writer Amanda Whittington, is showing at the Harbour Theatre, Port Cineaste Building, 70 Adelaide Street, Fremantle nightly at 8.00 pm until 31st July. Matinee on Sunday 25th July at 2.00 pm.
Four Hull fisher wives have been doing the same repetitive job for years, and when Pearl (Ann Speicher) decides to leave, they agree to do something exotically different. They will have a day at the races, with all the trimmings. Delightful young Linda, (Jade Craig) who is lacking in love, hopes that she may even see her pop idol in the stand.
All dressed in their finest the girls are on top of the world, however on their arrival at the racecourse things don’t go quite as well as expected, and the heartless ticket tout (Michael Dornan) was far from helpful. When nightclub raver, sexy Shelley (Sherrilee Walsh) meets lecherous TV commentator Jim (Andy Markland) things may take a turn for the better.
Much to the horror of straight-laced Jan (Tina Barker), the drinks flow and the day gets better. Jockey, Patrick (Cein Byrne) gave one of the girls an insight into the hard work behind racing.
For Pearl, will the day be one to remember or to forget?
The wonderful display of Ascot art by local artist Janie Golovoda, and the usherettes wearing their glamorous hats (Aileen Sterkenburg) helped set the mood.
Director Peter Kirkwood kept the pace bounding along, and with an excellent cast who really got into the fun of the script – special mention to Sherrilee – the laughs kept coming. The ‘striptease’ added to the amusement, as did the bookie style tick-tack demonstration. A small point, on several occasions the cast were in a straight line, static and facing the front, when a little movement would have helped.
The set design was magnificent (Peter Kirkwood), allowing the two stage crew to carry out extensive changes rapidly. The quality of the scenery painting and general trimmings to the sets was exceptional. The lighting was simple but effective, the sound effects of the track well constructed but operated abruptly and without feeling.
The full house – on a Wednesday night! Congratulations – loved the show. Filled with laughs and passages of tenderness, predictable but well worth the trip.
Ladies' Night