Til 21 May: GAY BEGGARS perform ‘Unexpected Returns’ (in English), Schönes Haus, Nadelberg 6.
Sophie Hall, Helena Müller, Tom Mani, Samuel Amman, Laura Vegh, Patrick Kuntschnik, Nicolas Hunziger, Joel Andres, and (possibly) Eva Mann's sleeve. Gay Beggars present an evening of three short plays by James Matthew Barrie (the author of Peter Pan). In ‘Half an Hour’, Lady Lillian decides to run off with a civil engineer rather than stay married to an uncivil financier. ‘A Well-Remembered Voice’ portrays a couple who come to terms in an unusual way with the loss of their only child in the war. In ‘The Twelve Pound Look’ a wealthy man receives an unexpected visitor, who doesn’t quite agree he’s worth a million.
The topics include: Can a woman leave her husband and yet be a good person? What is the true value of a person; are appearances sometimes deceiving? This is an evening of social drama and comedy. The plays have been likened to Ibsen mixed with British humour.
Gay Beggar's opening night was a success, with tickets sold out and an appreciative audience. In what was a good choice of short, bitter-sweet plays, the wit and twists in the plot makee for a great evening’s entertainment. This amateur dramatics group affiliated with Basel University’s English department put on a good performance, especially given that for some English is not their mother tongue. In particular, Patrick Kuntschnik gave a strong performance in the role of Mr Don (A Well-Remembered Voice), when he has to hold the stage in a humorous yet moving scene with his dead son, and Eva Mann (The Twelve Pound Look) is convincing as Lady Sims, whose encounter with the stranger ignites a spark of unconventional thinking. The costumes are admirable; authentic period pieces designed by Eva & Claudia Ott, which lend professionalism to the whole staging.
Further performances at 8pm on 8/10/12/13/16/18/21/21 May in Cellar Theatre, ‘Schönes Haus’, Nadelberg 6. Price: CHF 20/15.
Reservations: gaybeggars@hotmail.com. See: http://pages.unibas.ch/gaybeggars
Joanne | |
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