The Pretender Agenda
From: Tuesday, 26th August 2008
To: Saturday, 27 September 2008
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Synopsis
The play is set in present day London and tells the tale of six 'thirty- something' work colleagues whose lives change irreparably over the course of one scandalous evening, revealing a multitude of secret agendas.
Our Review:
29 August 2008
“I’m not like you, I don’t like reality TV” cries Lucy Benjamin’s down to earth, wise cracking Mel. Luckily, most of the audience seem to feel differently. Fans of the guilty pleasures of people watching are bound to find much to satisfy in The Pretender Agenda, the latest work by writer and director Christopher Manoe, who gained critical acclaim for his collection of monologues entitled ‘Solitary Confinement’.
Focusing on the topsy turvey lives of a group of media workers who meet up for a team social where too much alcohol and careless flirting leads to fraught arguments and tantrums before bedtime, the characterisation, said to be based on past friends and acquaintances of Manoe, has a definite sense of realism about it, forcing comparisons with real life friends and family members.
Despite this promising recommendation, The Pretender Agenda misses the mark on some points. Tim Mascall’s lighting design is confusingly messy, while Lee Ryan’s actin...
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lawford clough - 27 September 2008:
hugely entertaining...
Creative
Christopher Manoe (Author)
New Players (Producer)
I.N.C. Productions Ltd (Producer)
Christopher Manoe (Director)
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