Bedroom Farce (Canberra REP) - Review
Delia: “One reads between the lines, darling... You can tell a great deal from people's bedrooms.” Pictured: The cast of Bedroom Farce Credit: Tiana Johhanes Design, Helen Drum. When my mother asked "would you like to see Bedroom Farce at REP tonight?" out of the blue, I thought about the prospect of starting the year off the right way with a return to the wonderfully welcome arms of the REP Theatre and a production of a warm comedy to bring it all together. So, of course, along I went (shrugging off the uneasy feeling brought about by my mother suggesting us doing anything social together) expecting a grand time. And, sure enough, the cast and crew delivered a night of well-measured, sublime comedy. Director Aarne Neeme, assisted by Assistant Director Ariana Barzinpour, has staged a quaint production of Alan Ayckbourn's subtle comedy. The majority of the play's humour is found in the discussions that take place within; these dialogues are paced briskly by Neeme...