Dispatches from the festival frontlines.
Billing itself as “comedy”, Social Sundays employs caricature and farce to show the search for passion and the meaning of life as a competition sport with a deadly twist.
To be genuinely funny, farcical characters need consistency and focus. However, opening night performances were uneven. Some roles –Roman (Joe Vanderhelm), the artist - were underplayed, some – like the foppish designer Dante (Jessie McPhee) - were over the top.During the final scenes, central characters shed costumes to get down to basics (underwear). Instead of revealing “the truth” this tactic reveals more lies and confusion. We’re left with more questions than “answers”:
What makes Dante (Jessie McPhee) as ruthless as he’s purported to be? Or does his power / influence exist only in the imaginations and assumptions of the social climbers who engage his services?
Three out of five stars.
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