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drinks Monday 2 June 08
DUBLIN ... Colman Higgins describes the scope and history of Dublin Gay Theatre Festival ... and reviews two of its shows ... Down Dangerous Passes Road ... Confessions of A Mormon Boy /// LONDON ... film on now ... La Question Humaine / Heartbeat Detector /// BRIGHTON ... It's on till 26 May and here's at least 20 Things you might want to know about Brighton Fringe /// PEOPLE ... Who was there at Fringe Report's First Monday 5 May - photographs & article /// CULTURE ... One Culture ... film screening 30 May booking now ... details
ROMCOM
Verdict: Experiment in actor interaction
Dublin 05 – Project Cube – 29 Sep to 1 Oct 05 – 22.30 (23.30)
ROMCOM is an experiment that lies halfway between scripted theatre and improvisation. The actors do not know the text, but are given it line by line during the performance, through a CD Walkman.
The actual story being related is a conventional 'boy meets girl' tale, which ends up in separation - against the backdrop of a video on an enormous screen behind the two actors. Every word and action is delivered exactly on the tape, although the company say that each actor still manages to interpret them differently.
Given the format, the performance is surprisingly fluid, although it can appear stilted occasionally - especially when characters laugh too loudly. However, it is difficult to see to what extent the freshness of the lines for the actors adds to the immediacy of the performance.
A brave and interesting experiment in theatre - although the result for the audience is not that different from a conventional play.
Cast Credits: Lisa Lambe. Karl Sheils. Wolfgang Hoffman. Katherine O’Malley. Tadhg Murphy. Ruth Negga. There are 2 performers on each of the 3 nights, in the sequence shown. Tonight - Lisa Lambe & Karl Sheils.
Company Credits: Text – Glen Neath. Strategy – Ant Hampton (Rotozaza). Video – Britt Katzius. Company - Rotozaza.
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(c) Colman Higgins 2005
reviewed 29 September 05 / Project Cube
Fringe Report (c) Fringe Report 2002-2008
