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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
The Sunshine Play
Verdict: Delightful love-triangle variation
Dublin 05 – Project Cube – 27 Sept to 2 Oct 05 – 18.30 (19.45)
This Romanian play - in English - is advertised as being about the people you meet when you have to smoke on the roof. It’s much more interesting than that.
The Sunshine Play tells how a stranger brings a couple together. It hints at a love triangle, but dances skilfully around it, ever veering away from the obvious.
Everything takes place on the same sloping roof, set somewhere in Romania on a summer’s night. A guy proposes marriage – he’s turned down. He goes off in a huff. A stranger comes to the roof: the complex of events begins.
The characters are excellently detailed, and they use the silent moments of tension to get across successfully the awkwardness of their situations. When the climax comes, its expected, but shocks – and spirals into a much more serious pace. While it’s not a comedy, it’s funny - without trying - when needed.
Cast Credits: (alpha order): Isabela Neamtu, Daniel Popa, Cosmin Selesi.
Company Credits: Director – Ana Margineanu. Written by – Peca Stefan. Set Design – Ina Isabasescu. Company – Monday Theatre of the Green Hours.
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(c) Colman Higgins 2005
reviewed 27 September 2005 / Project Cube (Dublin)
Fringe Report (c) Fringe Report 2002-2008
