In The Works
Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn was having a little fun with his critics when he announced his play: Bedroom Farce-a comedy. It is not a farce in the true sense and like much of Ayckbourn's work it defies categorization. What Ayckbourn himself said about Bedroom Farce: “Comedy, I read somewhere, consists of larger than life characters in real situations. Farce, on the other hand, portrays real characters projected into incredible situations. Bedroom Farce is a comedy about real characters who, projected into incredible situations, start behaving in a larger than life manner as the situations appear to them too horribly real.” Ayckbourn called his comedy Bedroom Farce not because he intended to confuse the critics, which somehow it did, but simply because it was a title he liked. Phoenix Players will be performing Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Tim Picotte in April 19th , 20th at 8:00 PM and 21st at 2:00PM and 8:00 PM at the Gladstone Theatre, 910 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa. Future seasons may include: Rumours by Neil Simon Sex, Love and the IRS by William Van Zandt and Jane Milmore The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry The play was first produced on Broadway with Katherine Hepburn in the lead. Then in 1940 it came out as a movie again with Hepburn. In 1956 it was produced as "High Society" with Grace Kelly in the lead role. The Philadelphia Story is a great favourite with audiences. Dial M for Murder Based on a play by Frederick Knott Dial M for Murder became a very successful film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ray Milland, Robert Cummings and Grace Kelly. Ah Wilderness by Eugene O'Neil Ah Wilderness takes place over the July 4th weekend in a small Connecticut town. Mother and Father, their three teenage children, her bachelor brother and his unmarried sister are all gathered to celebrate the event. This is the background for the tender story of first love, old love, growing pains and family values. There is none of the dark reality of Eugene O'Neil's dramas here. This is O'Neil's elegy for a warm, safe, lost world. | Play Readings
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