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Autumn Tour of Oeuf & ThePrudes
(venues around N Devon).
Review by Claire Gulliver, 13.11.22:
"So glad to catch Anthony Nielson’s The Prudes at its last performance (for now) by Benny & Kate Theatre Company. The show where the audience plays the sex therapist.
Don’t worry, there’s no audience participation - although it comes perilously close at least once. The show does all manner of mischief to the fourth wall (a theatrical term, I believe), implicating all of us in the performance while exposing the private thought processes of the characters.
Protagonists Jim and Jess wrestle with the fallout of contemporary social and sexual mores as they affect heterosexual men in particular. The ghost of recent sexual monsters lurks in the background. It’s also hilariously funny and underpinned by sensitive, unflinching performances by Neil Rudd (think of a young Nigel Planer) and Deborah Hadley. Liberating adult theatre and I loved it.
Opening the bill was was Oeuf, a short play about fertility by Annie Fox. Performed in a 10 minute rush of absurdity by Deborah Hadley and Julie Moore, I confess I’d been apprehensive about watching because of the subject matter. But the concept was so cheerfully unhinged that none of that mattered.
Beautiful tech at The Plough at St Annes by Glen Hadley, Grace Hadley and Director Peter Moore."
A BIT ABOUT US: Benny&Kate is a theatre company based in North Devon Formed in 2017, we set out to prove there was an audience for contemporary, challenging community theatre in the area. We started B&K with clear objectives, we want to stage pieces that:
Benny&Kate are Neil, Deborah, Peter, Glen, Julie and Grace.
Autumn Tour of Oeuf & ThePrudes
(venues around N Devon).
Review by Claire Gulliver, 13.11.22:
"So glad to catch Anthony Nielson’s The Prudes at its last performance (for now) by Benny & Kate Theatre Company. The show where the audience plays the sex therapist.
Don’t worry, there’s no audience participation - although it comes perilously close at least once. The show does all manner of mischief to the fourth wall (a theatrical term, I believe), implicating all of us in the performance while exposing the private thought processes of the characters.
Protagonists Jim and Jess wrestle with the fallout of contemporary social and sexual mores as they affect heterosexual men in particular. The ghost of recent sexual monsters lurks in the background. It’s also hilariously funny and underpinned by sensitive, unflinching performances by Neil Rudd (think of a young Nigel Planer) and Deborah Hadley. Liberating adult theatre and I loved it.
Opening the bill was was Oeuf, a short play about fertility by Annie Fox. Performed in a 10 minute rush of absurdity by Deborah Hadley and Julie Moore, I confess I’d been apprehensive about watching because of the subject matter. But the concept was so cheerfully unhinged that none of that mattered.
Beautiful tech at The Plough at St Annes by Glen Hadley, Grace Hadley and Director Peter Moore."
A BIT ABOUT US: Benny&Kate is a theatre company based in North Devon Formed in 2017, we set out to prove there was an audience for contemporary, challenging community theatre in the area. We started B&K with clear objectives, we want to stage pieces that:
- doesn't compromise on subject matter
- isn't normally presented in community theatre
- is aimed at mature audiences
- is small scale and intimate
- would encourage a new audience to local performance
- would lead to long term collaborations with other practitioners
- would build on our skills base
Benny&Kate are Neil, Deborah, Peter, Glen, Julie and Grace.
