Holiday Snap
From: Monday, 2nd August 2010
To: Saturday, 14 August 2010
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Synopsis
Set in Portugal - take a time-share villa - a double booking - two illicit holiday couples who mistake each other for the servants - a visually challenged company rep - a mother-in-law and wife who unexpectedly arrive on the scene and you have all the ingredients for mayhem and chaos pursued in great style!
Our Review:
Anne Morley-Priestman - 2 August 2010
Farce to be really funny needs split-second timing. Multiple doors and windows are usually required for quick entrances and exits. The former is best provided by an ensemble used to working together and the latter by a large acting area and a healthy production budget. The Jill Freud Company at the Southwold Theatre has the ensemble skills and it’s surprising what can be achieved on a small stage by employing several levels.
Holiday Snap is a farce in the classic mould by genre experts Michael Pertwee and John Chapman. We’re in Portugal, in a brand-new time-share villa. There’s only one problem – initially – the retired commander in charge of the complex (short-sighted, over-fond of a large G&T and more than slightly amnesiac) has double-booked the accommodation to two very different couples. Eve and Leslie, as we’re soon made aware, are enjoying a clandestine holiday away from her abusive husband (who just happens to be Leslie’...
Creative
Michael Pertwee (Author)
John Chapman (Author)
Jill Freud Company (Company)
Richard Frost (Director)
Maurice Rubens (Design)
Vissey Safavi (Costume)
alun Vaughan (Lighting)
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