House of Fun
Thu, 4 Nov 2010, 08:59 amGordon the Optom1 post in thread
House of Fun
Thu, 4 Nov 2010, 08:59 am‘House of Fun’ a zany sitcom, created and directed by Nate Doherty. It is a Blue Room Theatre and Fish in a Vortex Production, showing at the Blue Room Studio, in James Street, Northbridge until 20th November. The 70-minute shows start at 8.30 pm.
To the strains of the Madness classic ‘Welcome to the House of Fun’, the lights go up to reveal a typical student sitting room, where the occupants have all added their own treasures and kitsch, to create a discordant, visual nightmare (amusing set design by Tessa J Darcey), lit by Daniel Gillett.
In the corner, dressed in her teddy bear, sleep suit and Ruggie (a head piece in the shape of a bear’s head) is the innocent, shy Winnie (Whitney Richards) making her morning fruit smoothie. Gemma (Fran Middleton) a nitpicking, perfection demanding girl – for everyone except herself - staggers out of her bedroom to face another day. She checks her Facebook to ensure that she is still loved and remembered. The front door flies open and in strides the third tenant, the beautiful model, Angela (Mischa Ipp) home from another night on the tiles, having brought pleasure to half a dozen men.
Winnie sips her healthy drink, and announces that she has found the man of her dreams, Quentin (Chris Isaacs), but how she asks, should she say ‘Hello’ to him? Angela attempts to teach Winnie a few sexy tips such as the catwalk strut. However Quentin, ‘I’ve been to NIDA you know’, turns up and wants to move in, could this be the answer to all of Winnie’s dreams and a reliable male figurehead for the household?
Conceived by Nate, this is a visual flashback for all students and youngsters who have experienced sharing a flat. Since Nate ran this as a short piece last year, the whole cast have all added their own little memories. The result is a rich mix of well-observed events and characters that they have shared with over the years. There is the perfectionist, the girl with the commune attitude – all is for all to share – the naïve, and the strange, secretive tenant.
The story has many hilarious moments, and an enigmatic subplot. Incidentally the programme design was excellent, fresh and inventive. Loved the costumes.
This is a fun show, well paced and with a particularly hilarious monologue near the end, from Quentin.
To the strains of the Madness classic ‘Welcome to the House of Fun’, the lights go up to reveal a typical student sitting room, where the occupants have all added their own treasures and kitsch, to create a discordant, visual nightmare (amusing set design by Tessa J Darcey), lit by Daniel Gillett.
In the corner, dressed in her teddy bear, sleep suit and Ruggie (a head piece in the shape of a bear’s head) is the innocent, shy Winnie (Whitney Richards) making her morning fruit smoothie. Gemma (Fran Middleton) a nitpicking, perfection demanding girl – for everyone except herself - staggers out of her bedroom to face another day. She checks her Facebook to ensure that she is still loved and remembered. The front door flies open and in strides the third tenant, the beautiful model, Angela (Mischa Ipp) home from another night on the tiles, having brought pleasure to half a dozen men.
Winnie sips her healthy drink, and announces that she has found the man of her dreams, Quentin (Chris Isaacs), but how she asks, should she say ‘Hello’ to him? Angela attempts to teach Winnie a few sexy tips such as the catwalk strut. However Quentin, ‘I’ve been to NIDA you know’, turns up and wants to move in, could this be the answer to all of Winnie’s dreams and a reliable male figurehead for the household?
Conceived by Nate, this is a visual flashback for all students and youngsters who have experienced sharing a flat. Since Nate ran this as a short piece last year, the whole cast have all added their own little memories. The result is a rich mix of well-observed events and characters that they have shared with over the years. There is the perfectionist, the girl with the commune attitude – all is for all to share – the naïve, and the strange, secretive tenant.
The story has many hilarious moments, and an enigmatic subplot. Incidentally the programme design was excellent, fresh and inventive. Loved the costumes.
This is a fun show, well paced and with a particularly hilarious monologue near the end, from Quentin.