Farley's Date

Synopsis

Farley's stuck in a rut: pigeon-stepping it to his mid-thirties but clutching to a fading dream. For best mate Jace, life couldn't be rosier. Good job, nice pad and soon to marry the lovely Stella! In Farley's pokey flat in Lewisham, the boys finally green light their trip of a lifetime Easy Rider style. Will the boys ever get their motor running? Just the small matter of telling the bride to be!A heartwarming and humorous look at morality in love and friendship and what happens when dreamers have to grow up.

Our Review:

4 August 2010

Farley’s lounge is a microcosm of his world: claustrophobic and in a bit of a mess. Dumped by his girlfriend, and wallowing in this pokey pit of self pity, Farley (Matt Warman) wants to hit the road; Route 66, Easyrider style, and he’s trying to persuade his best mate Jace (Mark Homer) to go on one last splurge with him. Jace, however, is playing out his life by the rulebook. He’s got a good job, and is weeks away from marrying his girlfriend. If this premise seems hackneyed, that’s because it is, but bear with me…

This familiarity is actually the play’s strength; we are in Farley’s lounge after all. It’s nicely paced, the characters well drawn, and the acting, on the whole, convincing. We all know people like these; the boys talk around, rather than about serious matters, they mess around, and end up on just the right side of totally hopeless and vaguely endearing. Helen Barford as Stella holds her own in this boys’ wo...

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Latest User Review

Clare Dent - 30 July 2010:

This new play is 'laugh out loud' funny with highly charged, emotional and moving moments with a great cast. My friends and I were kept enthralled throughout. Highly recommended. ...

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