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AMERICAN TRIO
Verdict: Kill for a ticket
London - Canal Café Theatre - July 02
Wed 17 July to Sat 20 July 02
For 4 nights only, The Canal Cafe Theatre becomes a New York Diner, showcasing 3 fast-moving playlets packed with
sexual desire and unusual ways of avoiding a cheese steak.
David Ives's 'Sure Thing' lets Bill (Nick Cawdron)'s crass jock and Betty
(Katy Bartrop)'s sultry intellectual have unlimited tries at chatting each
other up till they find the fast track to future sex. If only life was like
this - but some useful tips are revealed.
'The Philadelphia' (also by Ives) sets up outrageous film director Al (Tom
Bodell) for rapid deflation by a sultry waitress (Sarah Sylvester). But to
life's loser Marcus (Alex Dower), she gives optimism and the touching
possibility of future raunch
In Carol Real's 'The Battle of Bull Run Always Makes Me Cry', Donna (Emma
Taylor) and Patrick (Nick Cawdron) stuggle tentatively to find the
beginnings of love on a first date. Her mates, Linda (Sarah Sylvester) and
Amy (Katy Bartrop), as a pair of martini-guzzling vamps, form a sexy Greek
Chorus ogling the action.
It's a rare delight to find plays of this strength, speed and compelling
entertainment - it's impossible to take your eyes away for a moment - in an
hour of theatre. Directors Emma Taylor and Nick Cawdron deliver laughs and
sighs of heart-felt emotion from the audience, and Jake
Wiltshire (technical director) lights the stage to perfection.
These are stories about men and women, and our playful desires. The fine
performances of Nick Cawdron, Tom Bodell and Alex Dower show us all the
men we know - subtle, infuriating, and lovely when needed, too. Emma Taylor
gives a haunting study of a pretty woman finally learning to love, Sarah
Sylvester radiates definite naughtiness, and Katy Bartrop exudes an
electrifying sexuality. All in 60 minutes.
END
John Park
reviewed 18 July 02 / Canal Café Theatre
related topic, our review of - American Shorts
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