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Wed, 29 Sept 2010, 09:36 am
kerri6 posts in thread
Hello everyone Yes I know people in the show, but I don't think it matters one way or the other. I took my upper school students to see the opening night of this show and you know you have a fantastic piece of theatre , when the show was all they could talk about during the interval and all the way back to the college afterwards . One of my year 12 boys said " Miss, that was the best piece of theatre I have ever seen" . High praise indeed from a 16 year old boy. I am also running a men's project for the ITA and one of our participants also came along on the opening night. He also can't stop talking about it, said it was amazing. At our last workshop session he was constantly saying how fantastic it was and that everyone needed to see it etc. and my opinion of the show? Well , it is one of my favourite pieces of theatre. I cried when I saw it for the first time done at the Hole in the Wall and this production also made me cry. It is a truly beautiful piece of writing and it does need three very skilled and very talented men to do it justice and obviously a director who understands the piece. I was just so thrilled to see this show and to watch the skill and the ability of the three men on stage and to see the talent and the thought that the director had so lovingly used in the piece. Please see it. It is just beautiful. Kerri

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kerriWed, 29 Sept 2010, 09:36 am
Hello everyone Yes I know people in the show, but I don't think it matters one way or the other. I took my upper school students to see the opening night of this show and you know you have a fantastic piece of theatre , when the show was all they could talk about during the interval and all the way back to the college afterwards . One of my year 12 boys said " Miss, that was the best piece of theatre I have ever seen" . High praise indeed from a 16 year old boy. I am also running a men's project for the ITA and one of our participants also came along on the opening night. He also can't stop talking about it, said it was amazing. At our last workshop session he was constantly saying how fantastic it was and that everyone needed to see it etc. and my opinion of the show? Well , it is one of my favourite pieces of theatre. I cried when I saw it for the first time done at the Hole in the Wall and this production also made me cry. It is a truly beautiful piece of writing and it does need three very skilled and very talented men to do it justice and obviously a director who understands the piece. I was just so thrilled to see this show and to watch the skill and the ability of the three men on stage and to see the talent and the thought that the director had so lovingly used in the piece. Please see it. It is just beautiful. Kerri
Walter PlingeWed, 29 Sept 2010, 09:51 am

What show are you talking

What show are you talking about?
jmuzzWed, 29 Sept 2010, 10:32 am

I would hazard a guess....

...Someone to Watch Over Me - Old Mill Theatre, last week this week. I'll be going by hook or by crook as the feedback has been amazing and is to be expected given the expertise of the cast and director involved. Haven't seen it yet but the anticipation is enormous
Peter ClarkWed, 29 Sept 2010, 11:02 am

Finishes this week (Wed-Sat 02nd October)

Thanks Kerri & Jmuzz This is the last week of 'Someone Who'll Watch Over Me' at Old Mill Theatre. Running tonight, Thursday, Friday and last show Saturday (8pm). The feedback and reviews have been outstanding - audience numbers dissappointing. Stephen, David & Kingsley (& crew) have worked long and hard to provide a truly touching piece of theatre. Laughter, tears, song and dance! Only 109 seats left available for tonight!(WED) and a slow climb towards the end of the week. If you have time, please lend your support and come and watch these three actors create something different.
Walter PlingeFri, 1 Oct 2010, 09:14 am

Intense show for a captive audience

01st October 2010 The West Australian - Stephen Bevis Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Lawson Productions) Old Mill Theatre It begins and ends with the disabling, interrogative glare of lights shone into the audience. In between is an intense, immersive look at the experience of three westerners chained for months on end in a dark, decrepit Beirut rooms. At 110 minutes, this play could have been psychological torture for viewersbut this production by Peter Clark was one out of the box, conveying the despair, fear, defiance and absurdity swirling around the trio held by their unseen captors ................... All three actors are terrific (Kingsley Judd, Stephen Lee begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, David Gregory, though Judd shines as theyalternate between episodes of wacky, escapist storytelling to ease their boredom, enraged bullying and moments of touching tenderness. Clark and his actors do well to bringout the Beckett-style comedy and dark feelings in the script. This is a powerful study into how (in) tolerance of all kinds starts at home and how the imagination can either entrap people or set them free. Someone Who'll Watch Over Me ends tomorrow (02nd October 2010)
Peter ClarkSat, 2 Oct 2010, 02:23 pm

IT ENDS HERE!

Still some tickets available for the last performance tonight (Saturday 02nd October 2010) Would be great if we could see these three fantastic actors close the show with sytle - with a full house! We look forward to seeing you at Old Mill this evening :)
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