Producing Organization: King's Theatre Company
Theatre/Venue: Dundee Repertory Theatre
City, State: London, UK
Month(s), Year: October-November, 2007
Director: Alison Peebles
Designer #1: Ian Scott (Lighting)
Designer #2: Karen Tennent (Set)
Basic Data Source: http://www.ltdb.co.uk/node/13093
Review #1:
Quote:
It is a fertile landscape, but De Angelis seems at a loss to know what to do with it. First seen in 1993, Playhouse Creatures is less a play than a collage of scenes, taking the form of a variety bill in which titillating dance routine follows Cleopatra's death-bed lament. Into this, she weaves the women's backstage stories, which come momentarily to life but lack sustaining dramatic force.
There are strong moments in Alison Peebles' comradely production, but the sing-song Cockney performances are uneven, and the narrative threads too fragmented to make us care.
Author: Mark Fisher
Date: November 2, 2007
Source: LexisNexiss Academic "Review: Theatre: Playhouse Creatures Dundee Rep" Reporter: Mark Fisher
Review #2:
Quote:
Karen Tennant gives the production a forestage with candlelight projecting into the auditorium, and tables and chairs below the edge where an orange seller might ply her wares. Behind the forestage is the female dressing room with costumes and props hanging in the square bays at the back; above is another floor with mini-arches and gauze curtains. Muted colours: greens, creams, browns, reds, and period costumes help unify the production. The stories are told both off and on the King’s company stage, giving snippets of the mannered theatrical devices of the day.
Author: Thelma Good
Date: November 7, 2007
Source: http://www.reviewsgate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3723
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