Flirt Fiction
Fri, 7 Oct 2011, 08:06 amGordon the Optom1 post in thread
Flirt Fiction
Fri, 7 Oct 2011, 08:06 am‘Flirt Fiction’ is a play for adults, written and directed by Jessica Craig-Piper, who gave us one of last season’s most popular shows, ‘Jack and Jill’. This Red Rabbit Collective production was originally seen in its fundamental form at the Blue Room earlier this year. Since then, under the eye of producer Simone Ruggiero, the whole production has expanded and developed with the help of Stage (The WA Playwrights’ Consortium). It then travelled to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it was a big success.
The performances are at The Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street, Northbridge until Saturday 22nd Oct. All shows are at 8.30 pm.
Henry (Lawrence Ashford) reads out a passage from a bland Mills and Boon paperback, where the mention of a bare breast is expected to thrill the reader. He explains that eroticism is very much in the eye of the beholder and how sexual arousal can be created by a mere twinkle in the eye, or graphic exchange of bodily fluids.
Writer Henry meets his friend and literary opponent, Ana (Kathryn Delaney), in a local café. As they discuss their latest writing challenge, a very competitive atmosphere arises and they decide to see who can write the most intimate and sexually arousing love story. The contest starts with well worn boring clichés, before developing into truly arousing prose.
As the waitress (Zoë Cooper - what a talent) serves Ana a cup of coffee, with that ‘little extra’, the writers imagine her as the central character of their stories. Employing a huge number of very different types of erotic situations the playwrights tackle their challenge.
As a result, their own desires come to the fore.
When this show was first put on in its basic form, it was a little clunky, poor flow but still entertaining. Since then there has been a huge amount of work been put into it. The types of sex, how they are viewed by the public, and their history - as far back as the Ancient Greeks - is fascinating. Jessica Craig-Piper has fearlessly served up sex as it is known today. It is lucidly described and yet somehow not sleazy.
There is a huge amount of humour throughout this slick production; the pace is fast, the performances assured.
The set and lighting design by Stephen Warren was good, and competently operated by Emily Stokoe. The original score by ‘The Men From Another Place’, Dave Richardson and Steve McCall, was complex and inventive, enhancing the mood beautifully.
The producers have stated ‘Not recommended for audiences under 18 years of age’ with which I agree – even though my neighbour’s 12 yr old son told me how xvideo.com was his pals’ favourite site. There is pseudo-nudity, which raised the biggest chuckle of the night.
Everyone left laughing, and despite the topics raised, one strangely felt that it was good clean, but very saucy, fun. If you enjoyed the pilot show then you will love this, and understand how it was so successful in Edinburgh. A raunchy titillating night.
‘Flirt Fiction’ is a play for adults, written and directed by Jessica Craig-Piper, who gave us one of last season’s most popular shows, ‘Jack and Jill’. This Red Rabbit Collective production was originally seen in its fundamental form at the Blue Room earlier this year. Since then, under the eye of producer Simone Ruggiero, the whole production has expanded and developed with the help of Stage (The WA Playwrights’ Consortium). It then travelled to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it was a big success.
The performances are at The Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street, Northbridge until Saturday 22nd Oct. All shows are at 8.30 pm.
Henry (Lawrence Ashford) reads out a passage from a bland Mills and Boon paperback, where the mention of a bare breast is expected to thrill the reader. He explains that eroticism is very much in the eye of the beholder and how sexual arousal can be created by a mere twinkle in the eye, or graphic exchange of bodily fluids.
Writer Henry meets his friend and literary opponent, Ana (Kathryn Delaney), in a local café. As they discuss their latest writing challenge, a very competitive atmosphere arises and they decide to see who can write the most intimate and sexually arousing love story. The contest starts with well worn boring clichés, before developing into truly arousing prose.
As the waitress (Zoë Cooper - what a talent) serves Ana a cup of coffee, with that ‘little extra’, the writers imagine her as the central character of their stories. Employing a huge number of very different types of erotic situations the playwrights tackle their challenge.
As a result, their own desires come to the fore.
When this show was first put on in its basic form, it was a little clunky, poor flow but still entertaining. Since then there has been a huge amount of work been put into it. The types of sex, how they are viewed by the public, and their history - as far back as the Ancient Greeks - is fascinating. Jessica Craig-Piper has fearlessly served up sex as it is known today. It is lucidly described and yet somehow not sleazy.
There is a huge amount of humour throughout this slick production; the pace is fast, the performances assured.
The set and lighting design by Stephen Warren was good, and competently operated by Emily Stokoe. The original score by ‘The Men From Another Place’, Dave Richardson and Steve McCall, was complex and inventive, enhancing the mood beautifully.
The producers have stated ‘Not recommended for audiences under 18 years of age’ with which I agree – even though my neighbour’s 12 yr old son told me how xvideo.com was his pals’ favourite site. There is pseudo-nudity, which raised the biggest chuckle of the night.
Everyone left laughing, and despite the topics raised, one strangely felt that it was good clean, but very saucy, fun. If you enjoyed the pilot show then you will love this, and understand how it was so successful in Edinburgh. A raunchy titillating night.