“Immaculate” – Review.
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Orbaum’s Immaculate Conception. IMMACULATE, written and directed by Jason
Orbaum, is the best work to
recently grace the Rhoda McGaw Theatre. Controversial though the topic may have
been – i.e. God’s intent to impregnate a woman – taken with a pinch of salt
and juxtaposed with the modern day boundaries of comedy, it was a must. Those who perceived the idea as bad taste
were proved completely wrong. There was of course the initial doubt
that the Visitor may not have been who he claimed to be. Jason’s surreal script was first class, original and hilariously
funny. The play was executed brilliantly by the
fabulous Sara Robbie, who produced the play for Centrestage. Sara, who is a LAMDA teacher and founded
Centrestage in 1992 is a natural born actress and should tread the boards
more often. She commanded respect, had a wonderful
stage presence, excellent comic timing and was extremely convincing in her
role as Maria – the thirty something singleton who had a celestial encounter
with a stranger. Alongside her was Charles persistence in the first half and
his appearance in the second half were side splitting, as was Stuart’s
incredible indolence and his blasé reaction to the Visitor. The set – designed by Mike Clements –
also acted as a convincing backdrop, drawing us into a cosy bed-sit where we
could view the events. The audience was skeletal but the
rapturous applause during the curtain call really was testament to a superb
performance. Lisa Porter, At the end of the year the same
journalist in her Review of the Year, -------------------------------------------------------------- For
a full script e-mail scripts@jasonorbaum.co.uk |
