“The three actors bounced off one another with superb chemistry and pace moving the story along slickly and built the comedy tenfold. A fantastic production, Cuttings is a modern comedy for a modern audience and it is a revelation”
“Rob Ellis’s direction is defined, pacey, and superbly well-observed…Cuttings is a complete five-star must-see triumph”
Cuttings
Written by Ollie George Clark, Relish Theatre, The Hope Theatre 2019, Rehearsed Reading - Theatre503 2019
“Every inch of the small space of The Hope is used well, with attention to detail and the intimacy really does make the audience feel part of the story”
“Rob Ellis directs the play and gives it a snappy and fresh pace that keeps in line with the millennial feel of the text.”
“Under Rob Ellis’s direction, the play moves in real time, leading up to the point of Arthur’s arrival. This constant looming visit and the perpetual ringing and buzzing of phones lend the play a sense of urgency, with the three actresses each moving franticly around the stage, their seriousness clashing beautifully with the pink, sparkly and neon-covered PR office created by Caitlin Abbott”
“Relish Theatre have been producing work in London for a while now having formerly been a Norfolk-based company. Cuttings is a sign of more good things to come if they can maintain this standard”
“THERE’S ACTUALLY NO SUCH A THING AS GOOD PUBLICITY, THERE’S JUST PLANNED AND UNPLANNED, AND THIS IS VERY MUCH THE LATTER.”
YouTuber turned actor Arthur Moses wins an Olivier Award, and moments later goes on to drunkenly deliver the most offensive, outrageous and profanity laden speech in the ceremony’s history.
His publicists Gracelyn, Ruchi and Danica have quite a morning ahead of them.
They’ll need to apologise on his behalf all whilst fielding calls, defusing social media, stamping out print, handling the talent, licking SOLT’s wounds and if Arthur could stop posting on Instagram for a second that would be great.
Ruchi Natasha Patel
Gracelyn Joan Potter
Danica Maisie Preston
Featuring Elliot Liburd, Dene Horgan, Beth Organ
Producer Amy Hendry for Relish Theatre
Set & Costume Design Caitlin Abbott
Lighting Design Holly Ellis
Sound Design Rob Ellis
Stage Manager Gwenan Bain
Casting Katherine Edmonds
Photography Cam Harle
“Rob Ellis’ energetic direction makes good use of the Hope Theatre’s small performance space, the trio’s stalking of the space mimics the frenetic pace of their thought processes”
“Rob Ellis’ production starts at a run and rarely pauses for breath during the 75 minutes that follow. The same goes for the actors, and Joan Potter, Natasha Patel and Maisie Preston never miss a beat as the three women hilariously brainstorm and bicker their way in real time through a hectic Monday morning”
Rehearsed Reading
Theatre503, January 2019
Ruchi Dhanushka Anson
Gracelyn Jamie-Rose Monk
Danica Isobel Daws
Featuring Elliot Liburd, Dene Horgan, Beth Organ
Stage Manager Georgia Dacey
Photography Andrea Irmeni