 | "play performed with uncanny reality" by Aline Waites for remotegoat on 27/07/16 |  |
Eddie Ramone is a comedian, rather past his best. He has played London New York Las Vegas in his career, now he is appearing at a pub somewhere.
His jokes may be a bit old, but he tells them with his usual assurance.
At first, we think Chris Sullivan is playing himself or someone with a similar life pattern. Then we realise that this is a well written play, performed with uncanny reality by the author.
The play starts in low key with Sullivan as Eddie doing a stand up with very little response from the audience. He breaks off to start telling of his real life – so different from the one he is presenting to the audience. He tells of his devoted wife and his beloved daughter = a beautiful girl who he has put through drama school at Bristol to get her acting diploma, introduced her to influential friends to get her work in theatre and eventually taking her to Hollywood where she gets a role in a sitcom. Shian Denovan, as the girl herself appears to tell her own story ~The two never meet on stage but each is spotlighted in turn as they tell their version of the truth. The story gathers emotional momentum as the story is gradually revealed And the revelation is surprising and unexpected.
It is an interesting way to tell a story and it is excellently performed by the two actors.
What is very strange for me as audience and reviewer is to watch this play in the presence of the author's real life wife and daughter who are entirely difference from the ones portrayed in the play.
It is directed by the author and performed with one microphone on a bare set with minimal settings.
This is a fascinating way to build a story and is extremely effective – I hope and expect this production to go further.
His jokes may be a bit old, but he tells them with his usual assurance.
At first, we think Chris Sullivan is playing himself or someone with a similar life pattern. Then we realise that this is a well written play, performed with uncanny reality by the author.
The play starts in low key with Sullivan as Eddie doing a stand up with very little response from the audience. He breaks off to start telling of his real life – so different from the one he is presenting to the audience. He tells of his devoted wife and his beloved daughter = a beautiful girl who he has put through drama school at Bristol to get her acting diploma, introduced her to influential friends to get her work in theatre and eventually taking her to Hollywood where she gets a role in a sitcom. Shian Denovan, as the girl herself appears to tell her own story ~The two never meet on stage but each is spotlighted in turn as they tell their version of the truth. The story gathers emotional momentum as the story is gradually revealed And the revelation is surprising and unexpected.
It is an interesting way to tell a story and it is excellently performed by the two actors.
What is very strange for me as audience and reviewer is to watch this play in the presence of the author's real life wife and daughter who are entirely difference from the ones portrayed in the play.
It is directed by the author and performed with one microphone on a bare set with minimal settings.
This is a fascinating way to build a story and is extremely effective – I hope and expect this production to go further.
Hi Chris, gosh what a positive review! You and Sian must be very pleased at the recognition of all the hard work you both put into to making 2 Sides of Eddie Ramone a successful production. Well done to both of you. Ps I really enjoyed seeing the play on the 25th July. Thank You xx Author! Author! Author!
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