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Louis is a failing novelist, which wouldn’t be the case if he’d stop messing with tense and obscuring narrative. He used to be a theatre reviewer, and he’d still be doing that if a red box hadn’t been invented that writes perfect reviews. His girlfriend would still be around if he’d stopped taking her to the theatre, and he’d have a home if he hadn’t worn out his welcome at his parent’s investment property.
One thing Louis does have is grit; he ain’t gonna let no thing or no body bring him down. But sometimes art happens, and when it does… two words… pens and eyes. Pens. Eyes.
- comedy
- 80
- 5 total
- 2 female identifying, 3 male identifying
- 18+
- teen, young adult, adult
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Claire
Female | 30s | 3 to 5 minutes
Starts on page 36
EXTRACT: What about that play we saw last Christmas? The big budget one with 35 actors in it that went for seven hours? There were two intervals and a dinner break for God’s sake. I mean that’s not entertainment, that’s a shift at work. I should’ve been making at least 40 bucks an hour to see that. And when we came back after the dinner break the second half was set in the dark. In the dark! I mean, what the fuck!
Adult languageREVIEW
THEATRE PRESS, SAMUEL BARSON, 2018
"I doubt that I will ever see a play like this again, and in a way I hope I never do. It’s very rare that a piece of art is able to be so uniquely captured and presented. A play of this intellect, strangeness and calibre deserves to live on in its own individual legacy. A must see for those who are seeking a refreshing and escapist experience in the theatre." Samuel Barson
REVIEW
KEVIN JACKSON'S THEATRE DIARY, 2016
"Mr Cotton's new play is simply a wonder. The plotting is surprising, the jokes are rapid fire (and often very smart), the characters are hilarious and the twist to his tale extraordinarily beautiful." Kevin Jackson
REVIEW
STAGE NOISE, DIANA SIMMONDS, 2016
"Written and directed by Travis Cotton, this is that rare and welcome beast: a comedy that’s actually truly-rooly funny. More than that – and would you believe it – it runs for precisely 80 minutes, no interval and packs a world of satire and sass into that time frame." Diana Simmonds
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