People Like Us
From: Wednesday, 21st November 2012
To: Friday, 30 November 2012
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Synopsis
When Clemmy invites her brother Josh for dinner to finally meet his new girlfriend Sally, a cosy Friday night meal on their sprawling country estate quickly becomes a breeding ground for contentious family issues. A comic drama about class, coupling and camembert.
Our Review:
26 November 2012
Born out of two ten-minute plays created as part of Old Vic New Voices’ TS Eliot US/UK Exchange, People Like Us and Happy Never After showcase the talents of two young writers - Jake Brunger and Hannah Rodger - alongside those of a variety of next-big-thing Old Vic New Voices: 24 Hour Plays graduates.
Produced in the intimate StageSpace at the Pleasance Theatre and with aspirations of greater things in the future, these two character studies are a mixture of wonderful and work-in-progress.
Hannah Rodger's Happy Never After is a perfect little gem of a play, a two-hander full of heart-wrenching emotion and drama. Rodger squeezes a huge amount of pathos out of what, on the surface, is a very normal, ordinary story, creating situations that are exceedingly true to life. Charmingly acted by Jessica Ellis and recent graduate Liam Mansfield, this tale of how true love can disintegrate ("How long have we got?") when health issues enter the ...
Creative
Jake Brunger (Author)
James Quaife Productions (Producer)
Kirsty Patrick Ward (Director)
Gabriella Slade (Design)
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