I Ought to be in Pictures

Synopsis

Wannabe actress Libby has hitchhiked miles to seek her fame, fortune and father in Hollywood. Surely having a Dad who s a screenwriter should help her get a break? Even if he did abandon his family 16 years ago. But she soon discovers that Herb is a writer with a block who has trouble coming to terms with his new role. A charming portrait of an unlikely family reunion from the author of Brighton Beach Memoirs, Plaza Suite, The Odd Couple and Barefoot In The Park.

Our Review:

Glenn Meads - 14 February 2010

The Library Theatre has chosen revisit the work of Broadway and Hollywood favourite, Neil Simon, following their success with The Odd Couple and Chapter Two. To be honest, the antics of Oscar and Felix take some beating, but director Paul Jepson has the confidence and panache to make I Ought To Be In Pictures the hit that it deserves to be.

The play opens with the unexpected arrival of 19-year-old Libby (Kirsty Osmon) on her father's Tinseltown doorstep. A surprise because screenwriter Herb (Stuart Fox) walked out on his wife and two children sixteen years earlier, in order to pursue his career. When Libby announces that she wants to be in pictures, her dad feels slightly perturbed. But the audience are aware that his daughter wants her dad far more than a life on the silver screen.

Herb's partner, make-up artist Steffy ([Elizabeth Carli...

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Iona Grant - 14 February 2010:

hello, i thought it superb and by the way I think the designer is called Paul Wills!! Totally agree with your 21st century critique of the play...

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