All's well that ends well
Well, the show is now over. Thanks to all that came to see it. Glad you enjoyed it.
Next project: Superman, the musical - written by myself and the_vin ; )
And for the record, a few reviews...
From the Camden New Journal, 10 November 2005
Trio of plays peak at zoo
ZOO STORY/WAITING FOR GOLDMAN SACHS/MERCUTIO RISING
Etcetera By Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi
PRIMROSE Hill Players present an interesting trio of theatrical performances. Collectively, the two plays and the monologue resonate with the inanity of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Connected only by a comic irrelevance, individually the plays are pointlessly puzzling.
Adam Dahrouge plays Mercutio in Mercutio Rising, which sees Romeo’s bawdry cousin relate the story of his life in a monologue. Dahrouge gives a credible performance, attempting to engage the audience with quick movement and charm. However, it has no real story, at the end of his monologue the character is no more developed than where we left him in Shakespeare’s play. Indeed he has become slightly less attractive.
Slightly more engaging, Waiting for Goldman Sachs is satirical look at the 1980s. It is full of gimmicky paraphernalia, the brick-like mobile phones, the soulless city jobs, Rob Lowe…but like the age it describes, it lacks a certain soul. So the first sigh of relief when Skreedleejung (Maya Lubinsky) shoots Luccachinni (Kate Hemmingway), is followed by another when Skreedleejung shoots himself.
The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly The Zoo Story. Mysterious and seemingly sane Jerry (Warren Bradley) creates an intricate web into which he lures the innocent and hapless Peter (David Sayers). Peter sits on a park bench reading when Jerry approaches him. Jerry proceeds to tell Peter about his trip to the zoo, leading to a tragic and unexpected end. Bradley and Sayers weave their own web of magic in which they enthral the audience for the entire play. The Zoo Story is the diamond of the production.
****
More reviews:
From penguin_worship: "The guy playing Mercutio captured all of the arogance but none of the depth of flannelcat's play, Waiting for Goldman Sach's made me giggle at lots of the 80's reference (though did leave me feeling a little ignorant - guess it's been over 20 years since I read "Waiting for Godot" so i'm not sure if i "got it"), and The Zoo Story was fantastic, raw, animalistic, observant, comic, tragic and superbly acted."
From blackberryqueen: "I loved her production of The Zoo Story, a beautiful drama of the absurd, that catapults into the limelight issues of human isolation, conformity and class differences. The actors were great and you kind of leave the theatre associating their characters respectively with a dog and a cat. Aren't we all animals in cages?"
From squiddity: "It was very good! The first play was written and directed by her, a very funny absurdist play about 1980's consumerism and materialism. The writing was excellent, lots of very good individual lines and good stage direction. Although it was quite absurd, it still got its message across very clearly. I'd recommend anyone going to see it for this alone.
However, the second play was also very good. An Edward Albee play called 'The Zoo Story'. Excellent acting and direction."
Next project: Superman, the musical - written by myself and the_vin ; )
And for the record, a few reviews...
From the Camden New Journal, 10 November 2005
Trio of plays peak at zoo
ZOO STORY/WAITING FOR GOLDMAN SACHS/MERCUTIO RISING
Etcetera By Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi
PRIMROSE Hill Players present an interesting trio of theatrical performances. Collectively, the two plays and the monologue resonate with the inanity of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Connected only by a comic irrelevance, individually the plays are pointlessly puzzling.
Adam Dahrouge plays Mercutio in Mercutio Rising, which sees Romeo’s bawdry cousin relate the story of his life in a monologue. Dahrouge gives a credible performance, attempting to engage the audience with quick movement and charm. However, it has no real story, at the end of his monologue the character is no more developed than where we left him in Shakespeare’s play. Indeed he has become slightly less attractive.
Slightly more engaging, Waiting for Goldman Sachs is satirical look at the 1980s. It is full of gimmicky paraphernalia, the brick-like mobile phones, the soulless city jobs, Rob Lowe…but like the age it describes, it lacks a certain soul. So the first sigh of relief when Skreedleejung (Maya Lubinsky) shoots Luccachinni (Kate Hemmingway), is followed by another when Skreedleejung shoots himself.
The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly The Zoo Story. Mysterious and seemingly sane Jerry (Warren Bradley) creates an intricate web into which he lures the innocent and hapless Peter (David Sayers). Peter sits on a park bench reading when Jerry approaches him. Jerry proceeds to tell Peter about his trip to the zoo, leading to a tragic and unexpected end. Bradley and Sayers weave their own web of magic in which they enthral the audience for the entire play. The Zoo Story is the diamond of the production.
****
More reviews:
From penguin_worship: "The guy playing Mercutio captured all of the arogance but none of the depth of flannelcat's play, Waiting for Goldman Sach's made me giggle at lots of the 80's reference (though did leave me feeling a little ignorant - guess it's been over 20 years since I read "Waiting for Godot" so i'm not sure if i "got it"), and The Zoo Story was fantastic, raw, animalistic, observant, comic, tragic and superbly acted."
From blackberryqueen: "I loved her production of The Zoo Story, a beautiful drama of the absurd, that catapults into the limelight issues of human isolation, conformity and class differences. The actors were great and you kind of leave the theatre associating their characters respectively with a dog and a cat. Aren't we all animals in cages?"
From squiddity: "It was very good! The first play was written and directed by her, a very funny absurdist play about 1980's consumerism and materialism. The writing was excellent, lots of very good individual lines and good stage direction. Although it was quite absurd, it still got its message across very clearly. I'd recommend anyone going to see it for this alone.
However, the second play was also very good. An Edward Albee play called 'The Zoo Story'. Excellent acting and direction."