Lynn Belvedere

CRANSTON CUP- HEAT 2

THEATRESPORTS100

Theatresports’s  Cranston Cup, where Australia’s ultimate comedy teams battle against each other, and the best of the best. quickest, wittiest ad-libbers and comic improvisers put their inspired imagination, spontaneous wit and hilarious courage to their audience each week to get their team to the finals on 30th November 2013, and to reign supreme with the biggest, and most highly prized comedy trophy in Australia.

The teams all go a four full rounds with the audience constantly laughing at all the insanity of the improvisations.

This week saw twenty plus sets of improvised mayhem, including The Sims trapped inside a coffin, the strangest Star Trek adventure, love gone wrong, Jane Austen’s pregnant heroine, Russian hand puppet press conference, a first date night.

This was great entertainment and a closely fought battle all night with The Bridie Of FrankenSteen winning the evening.

Heat 2 of Theatresports Cranston Cup played the Factory  Theatre, 105 Victoria Road, Marrickville on Sunday 6th October. David Callan hosted the night and the teams appearing were:

* The Bridie Of FrankenSteen – Bridie Connell & Steen Raskopoulos

* Yay! It’s Jon Williams & Friends! – Steve Lynch, Patrick Magee, Lisa Ricketts & Jon Williams

* The Ephemeral Arteries – Ewan Campbell & Michael Gregory

* The Sims – Jim Fishwick & Sam Jenkins

* ColeTrain – Anneli Cole & James Colley

* Mantaur – Rob Johnson & Harry Milas

The final Cranston Cup heats are to be played out on October  13 and Oct 27 at the Factory Theatre followed by two semi finals. The Theatresports 2013 Cranston Cup Grand Final is to take place at 8pm on 30th November, 2013 at the Enmore Theatre.

 

 

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -