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Brighton Bits at Komedia Studio Bar

Hole In The Road

Important as forums that give actors and writers the opportunity to perform and receive feedback are, the standard of scripts here was disappointing. The performances were confident throughout, the characters the actors were playing were superficial, unconvincing and failed to engage their audience. The shorts began with an excerpt about the human fallout from the Palestinian / Israeli conflict, worthy subject matter, but the characters tale felt like a generalised representation instead of a specific personal story. 'La Patisserie worked in mixed media, with parts of the play shown on a big screen, a great idea but which was not brilliantly executed and proved jerky and confusing. 'The Waiting Game was engaging in parts, but was at times unconvincing. 'Mothers Day again was hit and miss; 'How to Fake Friends wasnt serious and it was hard to grasp what 'The Baby was about.

Komedia Studio, 5 May, 3:00 pm (5:30 pm), £5.00 (£4.00), fpp 40

tw rating: 2/5

published: Aug-2008

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