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Secrets (2003)

Directed By
Jane Martin

Producer
Lisa Arnold
Production Type
Nomads Production

Production Location
Main Theatre


Genre: Drama Turnout: 77% Length: 45mins

User Rating: (3.7/5 with 4 votes)

Flier Summary:

Part of a Double Bill. This will follow Stephen Fry's Latin.

Chris and Will are successful writers, rivals and lovers but neither is entirely who he seems to be. This new play traces their relationship through secrets and lies to its dramatic conclusion.


Description:

Notes from the Director - how it all came about

When I first expressed my interest in directing a production for the studio Latin was immediately suggested as a possible choice. I accepted this suggestion readily, knowing very little of ... [more]



Production Dates & Prices:
(Please note Booking Information)

 Date
Time
Price
 
 Tuesday 20th May 2003
8:00pm
£6.50
 Wednesday 21st May 2003
8:00pm
£6.50
 Thursday 22nd May 2003
8:00pm
£6.50
 Friday 23rd May 2003
8:00pm
£6.50
 Saturday 24th May 2003
8:00pm
£6.50


Cast: (in programme order)
Tim Spencer ... Chris Marion
Martin Tidy ... Will Shapesby

Crew: (in programme order)
Jane Martin ... Author
Jane Martin ... Director
Julian Pindar ... Front of House Manager
Susan Pindar ... Front of House
Adrian Bathurst ... Front of House Manager
Tracy Davis ... Front of House
Judy Tweedale ... Front of House
Patricia Yehia ... Front of House Manager
Martin Lawrance ... Front of House
Clive Mott ... Front of House Manager
Jackie Mott ... Front of House
Peter McKinley ... Front of House Manager
Sylvia McKinley ... Front of House
Tracy Davis ... Front of House
Tom Thomas ... Set Construction
David Payne ... Set Construction
Stuart Bangs ... Set Construction
Anna Murray ... Set Painting
Gordon Hilliker ... Set Painting
Tracy Davis ... Set Painting
Zoe Triantafillou ... Stage Manager
David Armitage ... Stage Crew
Zoe Triantafillou ... Stage Crew
Helen Longes ... Prompt
David Armitage ... Sound Operator
Tony Hansford ... Sound Operator
David Armitage ... Lighting Operator
Zoe Triantafillou ... Lighting Operator
Laurence Armitage ... Lighting Operator
Jane Martin ... Costume Design
Phillip Griffith ... Poster Design
Juliette Rainbird ... Box Office

Act1:
Scene 1 Late Spring 1997
Scene 2 Early Summer 1997
Scene 3 Late August 1997


Official Review:
Secrets the review
Inspired by two well-known historical figures, William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, Secrets portrayed the straining relationship of two contemporary lovers, will and Chris, as each, in turn. reveals secrets to the other. Like Marlowe, the modern Chris is acting as a government spy. Inadvertently he learns of a conspiracy to murder a well-known public figure and plans to flee, with Will, for his own life. This is Chris's final secret and before he can escape he is himself, like Marlowe, murdered.

In her first venture into playwriting, Jane Martin is to be congratulated for her imaginative script and considered directing. The piece proceeds at a lively pace and successfully manages to maintain the tension throughout. The dialogue for the most part works well and was well handled by Tim Spencer (Chris) and Martin Tidy (Will), who both turned in nicely judged performances. The periodic appearances of two nameless figures (ultimately responsible for Chris's demise) to suggest a darker theme at play was a nice touch, as were the spoken poetic links between scenes. There were, perhaps, one or two secrets too many for the audience to digest and the overall effect of this was to create a sustained atmosphere of angst as successive secrets piled into one another. Will's revelation that he has children from a previous relationship was met with a response from Chris that lacked genuine surprise and was all too readily brushed aside. This was a pity as it provided a real opportunity to build some depth into the relationship and add colour to the characters. Other minor criticisms would point out that shutting down a laptop computer is not achieved by clamping it shut and that the clothes iron looked as alien in the hands of Will as it would have in those of his sixteenth century namesake.

Overall, Secrets was engaging and entertaining. Jane Martin deserves much credit for her work and we should all hope that she will continue to produce work of such a high standard.


Related News:
May 2003 Secrets and Latin, a MUST SEE!
Apr 2003 This years double bill: Secrets


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