TWACAS
06/02/10 19:55
Theatre Company: Catalyst Theatre Company
Writer: Sam Berkley
Cast:
Location: Musgrove Theatre
What is TWACAS, you may ask? It’s the latest work from Catalyst Theatre Company, the inspiring collective responsible for 2008’s sleeper for 2008’s sleeper hit A City of Souls.
TWACAS is also the acronym for “The West Auckland Cardigan Society”, a group of three lonely individuals (you’d have to be to start a cardigan society ...); Les, Tim ad Trish - the founders of the society. Their non-existent lives are changed however upon the arrival of two new members: Lara and Bruce.
Lara is a quintessential “babe” with her focus set on fashion, while Bruce is an ex-scuba diver-come-dolphin trainer - and with the club now a success beyond their wildest dreams, TWACAS looks to truly fulfil its potential. But while change is inevitable, change can also be a painful process. Cue sex, drugs, porn shops, dildos, lies, deceit, betrayal, prison, love triangles, pass the parcel, rousing oratory, freestyle rap, a touching ballad and more knitwear than a Glen Eden op-shop!
This play had some genuine moments of humanity and humour that made it well worth seeing. I enjoyed many of Sam Berkley’s observations on loneliness and the need to connect with others. And those moments made it possible to forgive the occasional lapse into stereotypes.
Writer: Sam Berkley
Cast:
Location: Musgrove Theatre
Synopsis (Description from Bored_Housewife on EventFinder):
What is TWACAS, you may ask? It’s the latest work from Catalyst Theatre Company, the inspiring collective responsible for 2008’s sleeper for 2008’s sleeper hit A City of Souls.
TWACAS is also the acronym for “The West Auckland Cardigan Society”, a group of three lonely individuals (you’d have to be to start a cardigan society ...); Les, Tim ad Trish - the founders of the society. Their non-existent lives are changed however upon the arrival of two new members: Lara and Bruce.
Lara is a quintessential “babe” with her focus set on fashion, while Bruce is an ex-scuba diver-come-dolphin trainer - and with the club now a success beyond their wildest dreams, TWACAS looks to truly fulfil its potential. But while change is inevitable, change can also be a painful process. Cue sex, drugs, porn shops, dildos, lies, deceit, betrayal, prison, love triangles, pass the parcel, rousing oratory, freestyle rap, a touching ballad and more knitwear than a Glen Eden op-shop!
Thoughts on this Production:
This play had some genuine moments of humanity and humour that made it well worth seeing. I enjoyed many of Sam Berkley’s observations on loneliness and the need to connect with others. And those moments made it possible to forgive the occasional lapse into stereotypes.