If you missed the two shows at Small World you can catch One Way Street at Torch Theatre, Milford Haven on April 9 and at Victoria Hall, Lampeter on April 20.“One Way Street” is a theatre performance containing all the moral ambiguity embodied in the noir genre. Encounter the femme fatal, the hard-nosed detective, all in glorious black and white. One Way Street is a live theatre performance inhabited by puppets and film projections. Just how will the bankers fair in the post depression tale of greed, lust and intrigue? This production is in startling monochrome setting the mood. San Francisco transforms from soft focus to the chiaroscuro sharpness of this film genre. Sam Stone is a San Francisco private investigator. People come to him to solve their problems and their troubles. Lately those problems have been more and more difficult to solve. One day a woman walks into his office with what seems to be an open and shut case but this one’s going to get him into a whole lot of trouble. What’s more he can’t even find a decent cup of coffee. One Way Street Set in San Francisco as well as Swansea and is redolent with the themes and style of the Film Noir classics. It’s convoluted story and intricate plot leads Sam Stone on a tour of the cities high and low spots and even takes him on a journey to Wales. Written and produced by Small World Theatre this is a show for adults where puppetry meets the demand of both film noir lovers and theatre-goers alike. Just to add to the excitement of the first 2 shows many of the audience showed up dressed as their favourite Film Noir character Press reviews The storyline is classic film noir - femme fatale, hard nosed detective, gun toting cops, gangsters and some gum chewing goons. There are also plenty of in-jokes for fans of 30s films. The plot also takes us on a sea voyage to Swansea with fascinating cine film footage forming the backdrop to a tongue in cheek pastiche of Welsh cultural heroes. Philip Marlowe would take his hat off to this production. "Add in eye-popping technical wizardry, an evocative 1930s soundtrack plus an incredible. cardboard box set and this is a show that demonstrates Small World are way ahead of the game." "One Way Street is a witty, clever take on 1930s film noir." Sue Lewis, Editor, Tivy-Side Advertiser |
| Small World Theatre | Theatr Byd Bychan web site: www.smallworld.org.uk |
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