"Mixed Doubles"
The members of the Arts Centre's Play Reading Circle have enjoyed their meetings so much that they decided to stage a production, proceeds going towards the Arts Centre Theatre Building Fund. "Mixed Doubles", staged in the shell of the uncompleted auditorium, was a series of monologues and duologues dealing with marriage (originally presented at the Hampstead Theatre Club).
The members of the Arts Centre's Play Reading Circle have enjoyed their meetings so much that they decided to stage a production, proceeds going towards the Arts Centre Theatre Building Fund. "Mixed Doubles", staged in the shell of the uncompleted auditorium, was a series of monologues and duologues dealing with marriage (originally presented at the Hampstead Theatre Club).
Produced by Julie Arnold with a minimum of props and on a stark playing area, the evening was a nicely balanced mixture — some of the items were, understandably, better than others but each item had obviously been carefully rehearsed. I especially enjoyed Julie Arnold in both "Norma" and "Countdown", and Rhona Boddie gave a very amusing interpretation in "Score" —pity it was the only item in which she appeared!
The Circle Players are to be congratulated on their first brave attempt at a production and I look forward to their full-length production of Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author" early in the New Year.
The Circle Players are to be congratulated on their first brave attempt at a production and I look forward to their full-length production of Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author" early in the New Year.
Judi Dench and Michael Williams presented their "Country Lovers Year" to a full house.
Jersey's theatrical strata turned out in full force to greet the one-night only performance of Judi Dench and Michael Williams, and Hautlieu School Hall was packed to the doors.
It was a rare treat for us to indulge in an evening of pure magic from these two highly professional stars, and their Country Lovers Year in words, music and song was a brilliantly planned pot-purri of poetry, prose and anecdotes interspersed with the delightful guitar playing and madrigal-type songs from Robert Spencer and Jill Nott-Bower.
Both Judi Dench and Michael Williams are so relaxed that the whole evening had an impromptu feeling, although the perfect timing reflected how impeccably rehearsed the whole performance had been.
Judi Dench has long been a favourite of mine — she has a terrific sense of fun (tinged occasionally with acid!) and obviously she and her husband Michael Williams have a wonderful rapport, as proved by their enormously successful television series.
One of my most treasured theatrical experiences was seeing them together in the brilliant play "Pack of Lies" — a riveting performance, far removed from this evening's delightful concoction when, at one moment they had us convulsed with laughter, and the next you could have heard a pin drop.
What a joy it will be to welcome stars of this calibre to the comfort of our own Arts Theatre once this is finally completed, instead of them having to perform in the non-atmospheric venue of a school hall. However, I thank them both for an evening of pure delight.
It was a rare treat for us to indulge in an evening of pure magic from these two highly professional stars, and their Country Lovers Year in words, music and song was a brilliantly planned pot-purri of poetry, prose and anecdotes interspersed with the delightful guitar playing and madrigal-type songs from Robert Spencer and Jill Nott-Bower.
Both Judi Dench and Michael Williams are so relaxed that the whole evening had an impromptu feeling, although the perfect timing reflected how impeccably rehearsed the whole performance had been.
Judi Dench has long been a favourite of mine — she has a terrific sense of fun (tinged occasionally with acid!) and obviously she and her husband Michael Williams have a wonderful rapport, as proved by their enormously successful television series.
One of my most treasured theatrical experiences was seeing them together in the brilliant play "Pack of Lies" — a riveting performance, far removed from this evening's delightful concoction when, at one moment they had us convulsed with laughter, and the next you could have heard a pin drop.
What a joy it will be to welcome stars of this calibre to the comfort of our own Arts Theatre once this is finally completed, instead of them having to perform in the non-atmospheric venue of a school hall. However, I thank them both for an evening of pure delight.
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