ABSORBING, FUNNY AND POIGNANT
STORYTELLING.
The play references B movie 'Mother Riley
Meets The Vampire'
which was released in 1952 and starred horror
icon Bela Lugosi and British music hall star Arthur Lucan, and these are the
two legendary figures we are to spend the evening with....all in all Patrick
Prior has researched and written this piece well....Abernethy and Marsden have
worked selflessly for and with each other. It is poignant without requiring you
to reach for the tissues and the comedy is well timed and rises out of
character and situation. Marsden's vocal inflections and physical gestures are well
observed....Abernethy plays the part of Lugosi adroitly, the Hungarian accent
sounding plausible to my untutored ears. ....The music is cheerful, well
selected 1950s fare and often contrasts and counterpoints with tragic events
unfolding on the stage....the play has much to say about marriage,
relationships and the human condition. The audience responded well and the
applause was warm and continuous meriting the return to the stage for the
actors for a deserved second bow. An absorbing evening in the theatre, this is
well worth a watch.
Pete McCrohon - Remotegoat
THEATRES PLAYED
I attended your show last night at the
Cinema
Museum and was impressed by both the quality of the writing and the truly
splendid performances. Congratulations on your splendid achievement last night
- it really was a most accomplished treat...what talents you both are.
Wayne Drew - Writer and Director
AUDIENCE REACTION
'I thought everything about this
play was wonderful.'
'We thoroughly enjoyed your
performance last night - it was profound and poignant with a touch of comedy -
brilliant.'
'It was a lovely piece of theatre
and it made me cry at the end.'
'It was such a wonderful play -
my partner is not a theatre fan and he really enjoyed it.'
'Many congratulations on tonight's
performance. We took a friend and we all really enjoyed your play.'
'Amazing - outstanding.'
'I really enjoyed the evening,
particularly the way the whole thing changed gear, deepened and darkened as it
went...very funny too, and unexpected in a whole lot of ways.'
'I loved the show tonight and
want to know about your other shows.'
'Your shows are the things I
enjoy most.'
'I didn't know the two characters
in the play but I was totally absorbed by their story.'
'Outstanding performances, the
play built to a poignant and nostalgic climax.'
'Best one of your shows I've
seen.'
'Brilliant night. We LOVED it. We both knew the life stories of those two amazing men, this made it mean a lot more.'
