Boys' Life - Reviews
2004
by Howard Korder
Boys' Life finished it's season in January 2004 with extraordinary crowd numbers and some sensational reviews from the big Melbourne papers.
Thankyou all one more time for making it such a memorable show.
REVIEWS!!!
"This is a charming and enjoyable production of Korder's play. The acting is as colorful and animated as a cartoon...Wren is outstanding as Jack; malignant and nasty." - Herald Sun - Chris Boyd
"Howard Korder's play is fresh, witty and full of insight, and the young cast members, with mostly undergraduate experience, are just right for it... 'Boys' Life' is presented in a series of fast-paced and intense vignettes. Charlotte George's direction allows the production a convinving and recognisable naturalism combined with snappy, sharp dialogue exchanges... Just Pretending is a newish outfit, but it shows great promise in this production, and deserves watching." - The Age Agenda - Bill Perrett
"Stringer makes Don irritatingly weak yet still likeable, while Gaffney gives a terrific performance as the nerdish but deeper Phil. Wren reveals the fear and nihilism beneath Jack's tough exterior with great skill...this production is a solid, lively and engaging one, and promises well for the future of Just Pretending." - The Age - Helen Thomson
"What is does offer, thanks to some tidy acting on behalf of the three leads, is a pure unadulterated slice of life - warts and all" - Inpress - Rebecca Cook
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