passinginterest
04/06/2008, 11:07 AM
I went to see this last night in the Civic Theatre in Tallaght. It was also reviewed last night on The View (I haven't seen it yet, I recorded it to watch later). In my view it was an excellent piece of comedy writing, with a strong moral, and some excellent characterisation. I don't think I've laughed so much in a long time (or cried as I tried to hold in laughter at a description of gay porn, while sitting beside the girlfriends parents). It's a play about human nature, loneliness, prejudice and society at it's heart and what could have been a play filled with generic stereotypes, works hard to show the good and bad within all of it's protagonists (my only gripe would be that maybe it tries too hard in places). The acting was top class from all involved, oddly enough no female characters, the interaction between them felt believable throughout.
Just to outline the story a bit, it's a day in the life of three lads working security in a shopping center. They all have their own personal issues and they come to the fore through the day in the canteen/locker room. Everything about the play had quality written all over it, from the acting to the sets. It's in the Civic in Tallaght until Saturday, then moves on to Dun Laoighre (I think) and onto a nationwide tour. I'd say it'll be tweaked a little as it goes and I wouldn't be surprised to see it get a run in one of the major theaters at the end of it's tour. I'd recommend going along for a play that will make you laugh, and certainly make you think.
Oddly enough I had watched the film "This is England" the night before, which deals with similar themes, in a very different way, it's fair to say I'm a bit more disillusioned with human nature today. :(
Just to outline the story a bit, it's a day in the life of three lads working security in a shopping center. They all have their own personal issues and they come to the fore through the day in the canteen/locker room. Everything about the play had quality written all over it, from the acting to the sets. It's in the Civic in Tallaght until Saturday, then moves on to Dun Laoighre (I think) and onto a nationwide tour. I'd say it'll be tweaked a little as it goes and I wouldn't be surprised to see it get a run in one of the major theaters at the end of it's tour. I'd recommend going along for a play that will make you laugh, and certainly make you think.
Oddly enough I had watched the film "This is England" the night before, which deals with similar themes, in a very different way, it's fair to say I'm a bit more disillusioned with human nature today. :(