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What the critics have to say: "We
recently bought the rights to some new American writing by Bruce Kane.
His short dialogues dealing with the eternal frustrations of finding the
perfect ,lasting relationship, have been extremely warmly received by
our past audiences. We believe we are the first to bring Kane’s
writing to the Australian public . This time in bringing more of Bruce
Kane to the stage, we are confident people will laugh, and at times grimace,
as they recognise the universal truth about their own very human nature."
"OPPOSITES ATTRACT" THE
BETCHWORTH FESTIVAL "... in my opinion... the highlight of the night" The annual Betchworth Drama Festival of One Act plays, now in its 47th year, was hosted by the Barn Theatre in Oxted last month. Host society Oxted's Student Players were one of eleven companies competing this year, and their choice of play, "Opposites Attract" by Bruce Kane, was discovered by Director Paul Longhurst on the Internet. The play's bitty structure, with some scenes only a few lines long, was well overcome by Paul Longhurst on his directorial debut, by cleverly overlapping each section in the style of early Monty Python. He was ably supported by a strong and talented cast who brought roars of laughter time and time again from the appreciative audience. Jeremy Lloyd was a relaxed Dave, a high flying City lawyer in love with tennis, his BMW and himself - but not necessarily in that order. In a witty opening sequence played revue-style straight out front from three bar stools, he was flanked by his wife from Surrey (Lyn Lloyd), and his lover from Docklands (Natalie Baron); yet before long their roles were reversed, his lover became his wife and life just wasn't the same any more - now he had to drive a Honda. The scenes segued slickly together as we met Carrie Brooke-Mellor's increasingly independent Lois; Guy Hudson's mind-reading Greg, who inadvertantly told Natalie Baron's submissive Tanya that he knew she would sleep with him, only for her to turn testy and defensive. Joanne Saville showed what a strong and sexy actress she can be, first as the aloof Barbara spitting out one-liners like a machine gun, and later as the promiscuous Mary in a hilarious bed scene portraying the mating rituals of modern courtship. Steve Palmer won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his part in all this. Some people have all the luck! Mind you he did have to take his shirt off, and I didn't notice him holding his stomach in. Honours of the evening must go to Drew Brooke-Mellor's "Del-Boyesque" Ted. Strutting like a brown leather-clad peacock, here was a man that always wanted what he couldn't get, then got it, then didn't want it anymore. When asked "What does she have that I don't have?", his superbly timed riposte was sublime: "She's unobtainable." Los Angeles Dramalogue "10 quick takes on the dating game... the sketches move quickly and devastatingly". "Thank you very much for allowing us to perform your play. It turned out better than anyone could have expected. You have written a wonderful script and we would be interested in anything else you have written. Again thank you." Shaking Fist Productions What the critics have to say about "You've Got Male." Mid-Day Mumbai - India "But the real winner of the evening, judging by the defeaning applause, was a superb rendering of Bruce Kane’s monologue You’ve Got Male, by Lucano Alvares. It had the audience in splits for a good 15 minutes..." "Ruby Of Elsinore" "...we won the Adjudicator's prize for Artistic Originality and my actress playing 'Ophelia' won the Adjudicator's prize for acting achievement (equivalent to best supporting actor/actress prize). The Adjudicator even described the production as "a breath of fresh air". I was very pleased to have won 2 out of the 7 trophies up for grabs as we were up against some very good productions. Most importantly everyone enjoyed our production - from the actors to the audience and we had some wonderful feedback. Julie James
What
the critics have to say about "Cindy & Julie, Prince Charming's
Complaint and Under The Balcony." "Caught In The Act" Thanks for your brilliant play – the audience loved it! Rebecca E.
(Becky) Grewer
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