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The new play by Jason Charles ESTRANGED will be performed at the Courtyard Theatre in London between the 7th April and the 3rd May 2009. It will be directed by Chris George. |
The new play by Jason Charles ESTRANGED will be performed at the Courtyard Theatre in London between the 7th April and the 3rd May 2009. It will be directed by Chris George. |
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Estranged is a darkly comic family drama set in a small village in Derbyshire. The play is about sexuality, conformity, family, desire, isolation and escapism; the conflict between the life we have and the life we crave. It tells the story of a soon-to-be-wed couple whose secrets and desires are about to be uncovered less than a week before their wedding. Complete with scheming mothers and long lost lovers. |
Estranged is a darkly comic family drama set in a small village in Derbyshire. The play is about sexuality, conformity, family, desire, isolation and escapism; the conflict between the life we have and the life we crave. It tells the story of a soon-to-be-wed couple whose secrets and desires are about to be uncovered less than a week before their wedding. Complete with scheming mothers and long lost lovers. |
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==Critical Reaction== |
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Critical reaction from the mainstream press to Charles's play Counterfeit Skin was largely unfavourable. For [[The Stage]], Matt Truman wrote: "If drama is nothing more than conflict, Counterfeit Skin has it coming out of every pore. Mere opposition alone, however, does not make for dramatic tension...Though themes of dominance and submission, honesty and illusion are handled tidily, the plot is dragged down too many short and unnecessary scenes."<ref name="The Stage">[http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/19652/counterfeit-skin], ''The Stage, Monday 28 January 2008''. Accessed Apil 19, 2009.</ref> |
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In the [[Evening Standard]] Fiona Mountford noted that "Jason Charles takes as his theme a tangle of modern-day gay relationships and manages, in an eye-watering running time of three hours, to offer barely one original thought or genuine sentiment. The dialogue between the six characters, which appears to have been cut and pasted from the greatest hits of the Pet Shop Boys, makes a low-brow magazine agony aunt seem like the wisdom of the ages by comparison."<ref name="The Evening Standard">[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/show-23380524-details/Counterfeit%20Skin/showReview.do?reviewId=23434493], ''Evening Standard, Monday 28 January 2008''. Accessed Apil 19, 2009.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:52, 19 April 2009
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Jason Charles is a London-based Playwright.
Jason Charles started writing short stories and novels in his late teens. He graduated with a BA HONS in Creative Writing and Theatre Studies in 2001 before going on to study Playwriting at City University and the City Lit College. In February 2006 his play STEAM performed to sold out houses and glowing reviews at the White Bear Theatre in Kennington. The play was revived the following year at the Barons Court Theatre where it did equally well. In April 2007 his play Rupture opened at the Kings Head Theatre in Islington, and in January/February 2008 his follow-up Counterfeit Skin became one of the fastest selling shows at the Courtyard Theatre in Hoxton. The play was revived there six months later due to popular demand. His play Estranged opened there the following year.
His work to date includes
- Steam at the White Bear Theatre, London (2006) [1]
- Steam at the Barons Court Theatre, London (2007)
- Rupture at the Kings Head Theatre, London (2007)
- Counterfeit Skin at the Courtyard Theatre Studio, London (2008) [2]
- Counterfeit Skin at the Courtyard Theatre Main House, London (2008)
- Estranged at the Courtyard Theatre Main House, London (2009) [3]
The new play by Jason Charles ESTRANGED will be performed at the Courtyard Theatre in London between the 7th April and the 3rd May 2009. It will be directed by Chris George.
Estranged is a darkly comic family drama set in a small village in Derbyshire. The play is about sexuality, conformity, family, desire, isolation and escapism; the conflict between the life we have and the life we crave. It tells the story of a soon-to-be-wed couple whose secrets and desires are about to be uncovered less than a week before their wedding. Complete with scheming mothers and long lost lovers.