Poly
Sun, 4 Nov 2012, 04:51 pmGordon the Optom1 post in thread
Poly
Sun, 4 Nov 2012, 04:51 pm‘Poly’ was devised by The Cutting Room Floor, then written and developed by Zoë Hollyoak. The Cutting Room Floor is an exciting new group, comprising the actors and crew of this show. It was a Fremantle Festival presentation showing at the Box Theatre upstairs at Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, opposite the railway station in Fremantle. The one-hour show started at 7.30 on the 4th November.
The quiet and deep thinking Abby (Amanda Watson) has shared a flat with the outspoken and vivacious Nancy (Verity Softly) for a couple of years, and in this time a deep relationship has developed. Then, whilst at the art gallery one day, Abby meets a smartly dressed young lady; she is Brooke (Ann-Marie Biagioni) an ambitious accountant.
After a chat about art, it becomes obvious that Brooke has just finished a relationship and is looking for somewhere to stay. Abby takes Brooke home to meet Nancy, and is soon welcomed as a flatmate.
Slowly over the months, Brooke’s interest in Abby increases, can the women continue to share the flat as a threesome? Or will one be forced to leave the group for the peace of the other two?
The director, Scott Corbett, has selected a wonderful cast, an experienced and bold group that were happy to put the importance of the story before their own private comfort. The script was, thankfully, free of clichés and hackneyed lesbian images. The dialogue was that of a natural, genuine compelling love affair, you could really feel the depth of affection the girls had for each other.
Each character was given a short time in the story to show who they are, their hidden fears and ambitions. This made the tender and torrid moments, along with the powerful disagreements, so much more believable.
Michael Biagioni, Joe Lui and Gemma Hall skilfully provided the teching and support. The live music was sensitively played by Alex Brittan with accompanying rich vocals from Megan Hollier.
This sixty-minute play was beautifully written with excellent dialogue. I can see this script becoming very popular and sought after for years to come. Most successful production.
‘Poly’ was devised by The Cutting Room Floor, then written and developed by Zoë Hollyoak. The Cutting Room Floor is an exciting new group, comprising the actors and crew of this show. It was a Fremantle Festival presentation showing at the Box Theatre upstairs at Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, opposite the railway station in Fremantle. The one-hour show started at 7.30 on the 4th November.
The quiet and deep thinking Abby (Amanda Watson) has shared a flat with the outspoken and vivacious Nancy (Verity Softly) for a couple of years, and in this time a deep relationship has developed. Then, whilst at the art gallery one day, Abby meets a smartly dressed young lady; she is Brooke (Ann-Marie Biagioni) an ambitious accountant.
After a chat about art, it becomes obvious that Brooke has just finished a relationship and is looking for somewhere to stay. Abby takes Brooke home to meet Nancy, and is soon welcomed as a flatmate.
Slowly over the months, Brooke’s interest in Abby increases, can the women continue to share the flat as a threesome? Or will one be forced to leave the group for the peace of the other two?
The director, Scott Corbett, has selected a wonderful cast, an experienced and bold group that were happy to put the importance of the story before their own private comfort. The script was, thankfully, free of clichés and hackneyed lesbian images. The dialogue was that of a natural, genuine compelling love affair, you could really feel the depth of affection the girls had for each other.
Each character was given a short time in the story to show who they are, their hidden fears and ambitions. This made the tender and torrid moments, along with the powerful disagreements, so much more believable.
Michael Biagioni, Joe Lui and Gemma Hall skilfully provided the teching and support. The live music was sensitively played by Alex Brittan with accompanying rich vocals from Megan Hollier.
This sixty-minute play was beautifully written with excellent dialogue. I can see this script becoming very popular and sought after for years to come. Most successful production.