Lynn Belvedere

GOODBYE CHARLIE

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Michela Carattini and Vincent Andriano the classic comedy, GOODBYE CHARLIE

George Axlerod is a master playwright, and has created another screwball comedy play, as good as his play “The Seven Year Itch”.

Charlie Sorel isn’t the man he once was. Ever since he was shot by a jealous husband. Charlie can’t remember what happened, and finds himself returned as an attractive blond woman.

It seems that ‘someone up-there’ is determined that Charlie atones for his sins. But although Charlie has changed, he doesn’t understand what exactly his sins were, or how his punishment fits his crimes.

His best friend is staying at his house, as he puts Charlie’s affairs in order and after being convinced, finds himself an unwilling helper in Charlie’s new plan to marry into money.

The original Broadway production of “Goodbye Charlie” written by George Axelrod opened at the Lyceum Theater on 16 December 1959 and ran for 109 performances starring Lauren Bacall.

Those who want to see a quintessential Sixties play, along with some rib-tickling one-liners, will be delighted with this play, now successfully localized to be set in Sydney in 2013.

Michela Carattini (‘Pride and Prejudice’) as Charlie Sorel and Vincent Andriano (‘Julius Caesar’) as George Tracy are simply sublime, have  great chemistry, and their timing is just perfect. Rosemary Ghazi (‘The Vagina Monologues’) impressed as Rusty Mayerling.

Highly recommended and with a great surprise ending, GOODBYE CHARLIE, directed by Deborah Mulhall, is playing at the Star of the Sea Theatre, Cnr Collingwood Street and Iluka Avenue, Manly until September 29, 2013. Session times:-Friday and Saturday evenings at 7.30pm, and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3pm.

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] - - -