 Phone Play is a reflection of modern
life. Have we all not faced exasperation in our dealings with
officialdom and big organisations? Have we not overheard banal
conversations in just about any public place? Phone play
hilariously evokes the frustrations of phone talk, well, apart
from the apparent pleasures to be had from phone sex.
Set in Toronto, but it could be anywhere
in the western world, 8 characters, 6 women and 2 men, play out a
mix of phone conversations. The " where are you " and
repeated cold call conversations are comic highpoints.
An unusual conclusion is reached when
the cast leave the stage and a series of answer phone messages
bring a resolution to the various inter-connecting strands.
Lively, fast paced with strong
performances from all the cast - most enjoyable.
****
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