Our friend, Joan Clayton, has written and directed a play for this week's London Fringe Festival with the title of the subject line for this posting.
It is an intriguing play -- fun and insightful. The basic theme involves an actress who is deliberating how to present herself for an audition the following day: should she try to emulate Marilyn Monroe (with reference, inter alia, to her singing "Happy Birthday" to JFK. But as she considers the possibilities, other options are presented by a Muse who looks amazingly like Audrey Hepburn (who also sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK) and the Virgin Mary ("I may be a virgin, but I'm not a prude!").
The play is fun with some absolutely wonderful lines. The acting is particularly good, especially for amateurs in a local fringe festival (I don't know why, but although the other three were very good, I was especially impressed with the performance of the woman who played "Mary").
The venue for the performance is okay, but could be better: higher risers for the back two rows would make it easier for all audience members to see the play, and more lighting would help avoid some of the dead or darker spots on the stage. Also, the timing of the delivery of the lines could profitably be tightened up somewhat.
But overall, I fully expect this play will be one of the top ones at this year's London Fringe Festival. It is more than well-worth-seeing. The writing and acting are superb, and I am certain you will be glad to have seen it.
The play is being performed at "The Artists' Project" at 203 Dundas Street, London, ON. The remaining performances will be
- Wednesday, August 6, 10pm
- Friday, August 8, 4:30pm
- Saturday, August 9, 10:30pm
Tickets for single performances are $9 plus another $3 for a Fringe badge if you do not already have one. A bargain at twice the price for this particular play. Time: 50 minutes.
As I said, it is well worth seeing.
If/When you go, be sure to spend some time looking at the art in the foyer of the venue for this play. I was quite impressed by the work of several of the artists.
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