Pompey Bum, who works for Mistress Overdone as a pimp, but disguises his profession by describing himself as a mere “tapster” (the equivalent of a modern bartender), avers to the imprisonment of Claudio and outrageously explains Claudio’s abhorrent sexual crime against a woman as “Groping for trouts in a peculiar river.”
“A PECULIAR RIVER” was beautifully adapted by Emma Willis, the author of the recent FSTC production of “An Unexpected Execution”. This dark comedy features a superb cast, and provides a fast paced and very entertaining night of live theatre, directed with style and panache by Roz Riley.
The source material for “A PECULIAR RIVER” is one of the very rarely performed problem plays as written by William Shakespeare, that is believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604, that for any audience, always needs to be adapted to make sense of the mess that is the raw script for MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
Claudio is arrested by Lord Angelo, who has been appointed by The Duke as the temporary leader of Vienna. Angelo is left in charge by The Duke, Vincentio, who deliberately pretends to leave Vienna. However The Duke has chosen to be a stalker by dressing-up as Friar Lodowick to observe the fresh intrigues and the machinations caused by his absence. The story unfolds concerning what will happen to Claudio.
Factory Space Theatre Company presents “A Peculiar River” by Emma Willis.
Star Of The Sea Theatre, at the corner of Collingwood Street and Iluka Avenue, Manly.
Directed by Roz Riley
Photography by John Reeves
Production Manager: Lindsay Walton
STARRING:
Rohin Thompson
Kurtis Wakefield
Lewis Scamozzi
Lisa Stewart
Tahlia Merlino
Diab Metry
Tivy Siripanich
Daniella Lavorenti
Zara Paternoster
8th March 2019 until 23rd March 2019
Friday and Saturday shows at 7.30pm
Sunday Matinee shows at 2.00pm
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