Imperial Fizz
From: Thursday, 5th August 2010
To: Monday, 30 August 2010
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Synopsis
Cocktails, witty banter and pointed barbs. An elegant couple (Olivier nominated Issy van Randwyck and Stage best actor David Calvitto) jigger and joust their way to the ultimate nightcap.
Our Review:
Keith Paterson - 6 August 2010
Think Noel and Gertie, The Lunts and mainly those 1930's Hollywood smart talking but ultimately lightweight features. That sets the scene for the couple in Imperial Fizz, though you soon realise that there is something off kilter about their situation. As we take in what, on first glance, seems like a fairly swanky art deco apartment, you realise that all is not as it seems. Writer Brian Parks pays homage to those films but the tone of this play is much blacker with a surreal and cruel edge. Bringing Up Baby crossed with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. The once glamorous pair make cocktails in preparation for a visitation from some dark force.
Park provides some very witty lines though there is little time to pause to take them in. The complicated dialogue is delivered at breakneck-speed by two highly skilled performers. Issy Van Randwyck and David Calvitto deserve praise for managing to deli...
Creative
Brian Parks (Author)
Absurdum International (in association with Paula Frits and Wordmonger) (Producer)
Sophie Fletcher (Director)
Simon Slater (Sound)
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