Two Plays
Two Groups Of Actors; One Venue
Wed 24th to Sat 27th Sept 2008 Stratford Civic Hall, Rother St at 7.30pm
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The Phoenix Players perform two comical and often poignant short plays from the pens of two award winning playwrights'
Green Forms
Doris and Doreen are comfortably installed in an obscure department in a large corporation building. They are happy to while away the hours talking of artificial hips and rubber planta, with occasional filing and form filling. However, all becomes unsettled when a shadow falls over their lives. Alan Bennett has been a household name in British theatre and television ever since he starred and co-authored the satirical review show "Beyond the Fringe". He is most famous for writing a series of monologues entitled "Talking Heads" and more recently the Royal National Theatre's award winning production of "The History Boys"".Two
A Sharp and touching slice of English life set in a local pub owned by a savagely bickering husband and wife. During the course of one evening they preside over a constant round of colourful comically customers and intriguing characters.
"Two" is a series of short vignettes that skilfully combines pathos and humour, with all fourteen characters played by two actors Written by award winning playwright Jim Cartwright who is best known for the film "Little Voice". The screenplay was based on his play, "The Rise & Fall of Little Voice", which he wrote for Jane Horrocks and subsequently won several awards including an Olivier and an Evening Standard award for Best Comedy.
