The Danny Crowe Show

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Judging from the preview, this adaptation of David Farr’s dark comedy about family, hidden agendas and the shallow life in the world of fame and television is gonna be an interesting Indie production.

In London, there is a very special TV show. A revolution in trash TV on a whole new level. A show that celebrates the tragic, the freakish and the downtrodden. And those who make it to the show can become celebrities and be remembered as the sweethearts of TV stardom. That show is The Danny Crowe Show.

In small town Bury, strange things are happening, the kind of strange things that Danny Crowe loves. A boy and his sister live in the shadow of their monstrous, dead obsessed father. Magda, one of Danny’s scouts, is out to save them. Miles, another scout, is out to save his job, and possibly his love life. But what secrets are Peter and Tiffany hiding behind the locked doors of their family home? How far will they go for TV stardom? And what happens when their father finds out?

Director Alex Chua says, ‘This is a play about being stuck and yearning for fame and adoration – a thing every young person goes through. I’ve always wondered, if you wanted it so badly, to be famous, to be well‐known and loved by many, how far would people go to get it? The Danny Crowe Show drew me with its sharp wit, delicious irony and unforgettable story.

 
Have you ever wanted fame and fortune? Farr’s writing is going to make you think twice about how you get it, and why you want it.’

This is Alex’s third stage production by The Electric Minds Project. It stars Adeline Ong, Erin Marie, Khaz Shamia, Malik Taufiq, Nick Davis and Rosheen Fatima.

Frigglive spoke with the talented cast, and among the things they shared were how they had been practicing earnestly for three months and how each one of them dealt differently with getting comfortable in the skin of their respective characters, with some digging deep into their own life experiences to shape their stage persona yet all still working as a team focused on putting on a good show.

Venue : Damansara Performing Arts Centre

H‐01, DPAC, Empire Damansara, Jalan PJU 8/8, Damansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya.

Tel +603‐2054 0960, Box office +6012‐2842 389

www.dpac.com.my

Evening shows : 27 June ‐ 29 June @ 8.30pm (RM33 full price, RM23 concessions) Matinee shows : 29 June & 30 June @ 3pm (RM23 flat rate)

Further information on The Danny Crowe Show log on to: www.facebook.com/electricmindsproject

M: +6010 366 3445

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The Bee Project

The Bee Project explores the art of voyeurism within the public space. The fourth wall disappears as the audience is thrust into the thick of the action, where anything could happen at any moment… or table.

Bringing together Malaysia and Australia’s brightest theatre talent, The Bee Project is a unique work of art that inspires the imagination and reinvents the experience of theatre.

The Bee Project 

The Bee Café and Bar32B

Level G2, Publika,

SolarisDutamas,

JalanDutamas 1,

Kuala Lumpur.

4 - 7 December 2012 @ 8.30 pm

8 – 9 December 2012 @ 11.00 am and 4.00 pm

Bookings: www.thebee.com.my

Phone: +603- 6201 8577

Email: info@terryandthecuz.com

Website:www.terryandthecuz.com

‘The Bee Project’ is a site-specific performance that will be have its initial showing at The Bee cafe in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  The project aims to give the audience a new experience of theatre by placing them inside the performance space.

Instead of buying tickets, patrons make a restaurant booking for dinner and a ‘show’. Unaware of what the ‘show’ will be, they are seated at tables and begin their meals. Slowly, with the aid of hidden microphones, they begin to notice that actors are hidden amongst them, emerging one by one to join the developing story: even the wait staff are part of the ruse.

The audience finds itself in the middle of a ‘whodunit’; caught in the crossfire of a furious argument at one moment; eavesdropping on intensely private exchanges the next.

Then, halfway through the show, the audience suddenly discovers that two other ‘patrons’ are in fact writing the ‘whodunit’ – they are preparing to pitch the story to a movie producer. They begin to manipulate their characters (the actors); changing their motivations and physical characteristics quickly and often as they strive to improve their pitch, giving the audience an exciting insight into the chaos of the creative process and the power of imagination.