What's It All About Dear Charles?
Fri, 5 Dec 2003, 01:56 pmGreg Ross2 posts in thread
What's It All About Dear Charles?
Fri, 5 Dec 2003, 01:56 pmDross? Certainly not!
Chastened am I, for the opening night performance of “Dear Charles” was in the main, attended by long term theatre aficionados, an audience that did not miss a line – which is a lot more than I can say for myself!
An alert lot, caught every nuance of the playwrights subtle wit and later, over chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon, expressed delight that the play had unexpectedly stood the test of time.
I had feared that the work was of another time, when “imply” was the way, rather than “in-your-face.” So I take it back and will no longer hide behind dross, for it is indeed an elegant romp through a wonderfully hedonistic lady’s past life, told with the flair of 1950s matinee sophistication.
And still there was more to learn from a knowledgeable audience. The mad, wild Polish concert pianist, Letzaresco, is no mere figment of the playwrights imagination, he is in fact a direct characterisation of the utterly obsessed, flamboyant, womanising, Hungarian pianist / composer Franz Liszt, right down to his tone poems. So in homage, the Dracula accent stays!
ItÂ’s worth outlaying coin of the realm, just to observe Karin Staflund (a true pro Â… in the nicest possible way!), carry the show Â… and the rest of us Â… in her portrayal of Denise, whilst Kym Bidstrup has Sir Michael magnificently pinned.
Venue Innaloo Community Centre, Morris Place Innaloo
Bookings: Ph: 9440 1040
Ticket Price: $13.00 and $11 concession
Performance Dates: Thu 4, Fri 5, Sat 6 Dec at 8.00pm, Sun 7 Dec, matinee at 2.00pm, Thu 11, Fri 12, Sat 13 Dec at 8.00pm
PS: Don’t park under the tree in the car park – birds will cover your car in guano.
Chastened am I, for the opening night performance of “Dear Charles” was in the main, attended by long term theatre aficionados, an audience that did not miss a line – which is a lot more than I can say for myself!
An alert lot, caught every nuance of the playwrights subtle wit and later, over chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon, expressed delight that the play had unexpectedly stood the test of time.
I had feared that the work was of another time, when “imply” was the way, rather than “in-your-face.” So I take it back and will no longer hide behind dross, for it is indeed an elegant romp through a wonderfully hedonistic lady’s past life, told with the flair of 1950s matinee sophistication.
And still there was more to learn from a knowledgeable audience. The mad, wild Polish concert pianist, Letzaresco, is no mere figment of the playwrights imagination, he is in fact a direct characterisation of the utterly obsessed, flamboyant, womanising, Hungarian pianist / composer Franz Liszt, right down to his tone poems. So in homage, the Dracula accent stays!
ItÂ’s worth outlaying coin of the realm, just to observe Karin Staflund (a true pro Â… in the nicest possible way!), carry the show Â… and the rest of us Â… in her portrayal of Denise, whilst Kym Bidstrup has Sir Michael magnificently pinned.
Venue Innaloo Community Centre, Morris Place Innaloo
Bookings: Ph: 9440 1040
Ticket Price: $13.00 and $11 concession
Performance Dates: Thu 4, Fri 5, Sat 6 Dec at 8.00pm, Sun 7 Dec, matinee at 2.00pm, Thu 11, Fri 12, Sat 13 Dec at 8.00pm
PS: Don’t park under the tree in the car park – birds will cover your car in guano.
Re: What's It All About Dear Charles?
Sat, 30 Oct 2004, 10:23 amWalter Plinge
Karin Staflund,
Whoever receives this email, please forward it to Karin Staflund.
Over the past few years I have been looking into my family history, and I wonder if perhaps you are a relative of mine. I live in Ottawa, Canada. My father emigrated from Sweden to North America when he was a young man.
My email address is:
gstaflund@rogers.com
Glen Staflund
Whoever receives this email, please forward it to Karin Staflund.
Over the past few years I have been looking into my family history, and I wonder if perhaps you are a relative of mine. I live in Ottawa, Canada. My father emigrated from Sweden to North America when he was a young man.
My email address is:
gstaflund@rogers.com
Glen Staflund