Near the knuckle and funny with it
IW County Press March 11th 2011
A TEENAGE girl discovers she’s pregnant, although she believes she hasn’t had sex since she broke up with her boyfriend, 11 months before.
The Archangel Gabriel drops by, claiming the baby is God’s. Then the devil turns up, claiming it is his.
The girl argues with her ex and discovers he is now seeing her best friend. They argue some more.
An irritating prat turns up and claims the girl slept with him when she was drunk. The devil claims he possessed said prat in order to inseminate the girl.
The girl gives birth. To twins.
That is the plot of Immaculate, a black comedy performed by RedTIE Theatre at Quay Arts last week.
Weird? Yes. Implausible? Totally. Funny? Absolutely hilarious.
Directors Eve Cardew and Helen Reading had assembled a flawless cast of young Island talent. The star was undoubtedly Imogen Evans as Mia, the pregnant girl. Foul-mouthed and oozing attitude, she was the epitome of a ladette.
Lewis Wheeler, as Gabriel, was delightfully camp and a joy to watch, while Ben Curtis was menacing as Lucifer, the ex-angel ("I didn’t fall, I was pushed").
Sam Robertson was sullen and sarcastic as Mia’s perverse ex. Hebe Gregory excelled herself as Rebecca’s self-absorbed, hysterical best friend. The part of Gary Goodman, the prat, was played to skin-crawling perfection by William Holland.
The comic timing was spot on and there seemed to be real chemistry between the cast. The mimed arguments were terrific.
It was pleasing to see the Minghella Theatre relatively full for a RedTIE show. A play like this, with more than a sprinkling of f-words and a theme that fell somewhere between irreverent and downright blasphemous, isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. However, the opening night audience seemed very appreciative.
RedTIE did what they do best: pushing boundaries, challenging convention and making the audience laugh.
The Archangel Gabriel drops by, claiming the baby is God’s. Then the devil turns up, claiming it is his.
The girl argues with her ex and discovers he is now seeing her best friend. They argue some more.
An irritating prat turns up and claims the girl slept with him when she was drunk. The devil claims he possessed said prat in order to inseminate the girl.
The girl gives birth. To twins.
That is the plot of Immaculate, a black comedy performed by RedTIE Theatre at Quay Arts last week.
Weird? Yes. Implausible? Totally. Funny? Absolutely hilarious.
Directors Eve Cardew and Helen Reading had assembled a flawless cast of young Island talent. The star was undoubtedly Imogen Evans as Mia, the pregnant girl. Foul-mouthed and oozing attitude, she was the epitome of a ladette.
Lewis Wheeler, as Gabriel, was delightfully camp and a joy to watch, while Ben Curtis was menacing as Lucifer, the ex-angel ("I didn’t fall, I was pushed").
Sam Robertson was sullen and sarcastic as Mia’s perverse ex. Hebe Gregory excelled herself as Rebecca’s self-absorbed, hysterical best friend. The part of Gary Goodman, the prat, was played to skin-crawling perfection by William Holland.
The comic timing was spot on and there seemed to be real chemistry between the cast. The mimed arguments were terrific.
It was pleasing to see the Minghella Theatre relatively full for a RedTIE show. A play like this, with more than a sprinkling of f-words and a theme that fell somewhere between irreverent and downright blasphemous, isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. However, the opening night audience seemed very appreciative.
RedTIE did what they do best: pushing boundaries, challenging convention and making the audience laugh.