For six years Frank, Eric Robinson, has
worked in a dingy office as a film censor at the lowest end of the
hierarchy of the organisation and he has been asked to pass total
pornography by the producer Shirley Fontaine, Julia Jack. Miss
Fontaine uses all of her feminine wiles and her sexuality in an
attempt to win over the censor into at least fighting her case with
higher powers that be.
Frank’s dissatisfied wife, Hayley McGill,
is seeking solace with David, a fact Frank is aware of but lets
continue, but the dynamic alters slightly as the meetings and
relationship between censor and pornographer develop and intensify.
This Anthony Neilson play is a powerfully
written piece and all three actors are truly believable in their
roles. The play’s director Morna Burdon has done a fine job
especially given the acting space available, and David Wylie
delightfully lights it.
All in all, UWS Productions can be well
pleased with their Fringe debut production and I look forward to
seeing more in the future.
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