Entertaining Mr Sloane

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Event Entertaining Mr Sloane
Venue Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 6 February 1967
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description It might have been bearable had Mr Brian Bell, who directed, been prepared to see the play as - new genre - Farce of Outrage. What he gave us was an evening poised somewhere between coy farce and Music Hall; the four characters took some time off to face the audience square on and harangue it about Life. Most glaring example of this seemed to me the moment where Sloane sits down front, legs straddling a chair back on, while Kath and Ed each grab a shoulder and gaze at him mistily. Heart of play, I noted sourly at the time.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Black Comedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Shirley Duthie Actor Kath
Ronald Lynn Actor Kemp
Stephen O'Rourke Actor Mr Sloane
Leslie Wright Actor Ed
Brian Bell Director
Joe Orton Playwright
Raymond Boyce Set Designer
Text Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187176