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Don Quixote

August 8, 2005 |

I have seen various versions of the story of Don Quixote de La Mancha but they were seldom as simple to follow as this production. Performed by a small cast of only 6 they cover the adventures well, making … Read More

Don Juan

August 8, 2005 |

This play is in fact an hour-long monologue by the Don himself, played by Glen Naden, giving a potted history of his life and especially his loves for the early part of his life. The different characters are each … Read More

De Bernieres’ Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World

August 8, 2005 |

De Berrnieres’ Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World I must admit that I was unaware that Louis de Bernieres had written any plays, I, like most were aware of his award winning Captain Corelli’s Mandolin but not … Read More

Dealers Choice

August 8, 2005 |

Poker action is the subject matter for this two act play set in a London restaurant. Five characters Steve, the manager, Karl, his son, waiters Mugsy and Frank, and Sweeney, the chef, meet up for a regular card session after the … Read More

Crimes of Passion

August 8, 2005 |

This a stage adaptation of Ken Russell’s movie of the same name by Ricado Pinto, who also directs and stars in this erotic psychological thriller. Struggling family man and Private investigator Bobby Grady, David Nicholson, is hired to check … Read More

The Coming of Golf by P.G. Wodehouse

August 8, 2005 |

A rambling concoction of sketches around the obvious theme of golf. The cast try very hard to bring out the humour in the prose of P.G. Wodehouse, but the story lines are just too lightweight to appeal. All manner … Read More

A Clockwork Orange

August 8, 2005 |

It’s dark, it’s gloomy, there is a threat of menace, it has dark, shadowy characters… and that is only the impression one gets in entering the theatre. In this adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s book, Stanley Kubrick’s movie this nine … Read More

Catch 22

August 8, 2005 |

Reading Joseph Heller’s World War 2 novel Catch-22 many years ago proved to be, for this reviewer, an indelible experience. The first 100 pages or so are incredibly funny, but taking the book as a whole it is really … Read More

Carmen Angel

August 8, 2005 |

Carmen Angel is a compelling play, blending powerful acting, music and sound effects. It is a dark tale set mainly in small town Canada. Joe, a police photographer, is tormented in his dreams by childhood memories, particularly of his … Read More

Boston Marriage

August 8, 2005 |

The idea of the play by David Mamet is the expression Boston Marriage, meaning a pair of co-habiting women. It came into use in New England at the turn of the 20th century when the play was set. The two … Read More