The Event
From: Thursday, 6th August 2009
To: Monday, 31 August 2009
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Synopsis
A deceptively simple piece of theatre, which playfully, yet profoundly, leads us to question not only the nature of reality, but the very nature of existence itself. A man standing in a pool of light wittily deconstructs the theatrical experience while offering parallel insights into modern life: What if everything we believe and experience is an illusion-a fantasy designed to make us forget all that's important and create a kind of collective amnesia? Are we all alone on our own private stages? Is there anything out there in the darkness? Are we who we say we are, or are we just pretending?
Our Review:
19 August 2009
The Event is one great big inside joke. The more you attend and enjoy going to the theatre, the more you’re going to like it.
John Clancy’s script takes 65-minutes to perform, and it is mostly an actor’s internal monologue, for the majority of the script looks at every aspect of ‘an event,’ from an actor’s preparation and rehearsal to the day-to-day running of a production.
And it is extremely funny. Played brilliantly by David Calvitto, the play moves at a very brisk pace, never missing a beat or an opportunity for a laugh. Calvitto is a natural performer, and his performance is so relaxed that it does feel as if these are truthful observations that are just coming to his mind. It is a great performance that’s far better and more polished than it first appears.
However, running at about 65 minutes, the play does start to run out of shots to take at the theatre. This is when it actually manages to kick into gear and find ways of making parallels ...
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John Clancy (Author)
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