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What a team! What friends! What laughs! And what a story! Driected by Trevor Ryan, Ciaran Bermingham and Fionula Linehan bring the tale of Sexy Laundry to the stage of the Cork Arts Theatre, and tell the story of a couple together for 25 years, who maybe need a bit of pep in their relationship..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Laura talks with playwright Michele Riml, who shares what it's like to write a show that has gone on to be an international hit for almost 20 years. She talks about why she wanted to write a play about the sex life of a long-term couple, the reason we don't often see these kinds of relationships reflected on stage and the surprising effect the show has had on audience members. Michele also gives her secrets to writing a comedy and confesses what it feels like to find success as a writer.
A touching comedy about a middle-aged couple trying to reignite their sex life after 25 years of marriage. Alice invites Henry to engage in an exercise that involves exploring each other's bodies while blindfolded, but the exercise reveals more than sensuous pleasure. Alice discovers that Henry has been keeping a secret that's made him grow distant. When Henry finally lets down his guard and shares his deep dark fantasy Alice isn't ready to listen. It exposes insecurity within her that's been bubbling to the surface for years. She believes it's the true reason behind their lack of a love life.
A touching comedy about a middle-aged couple trying to reignite their sex life after 25 years of marriage. Alice has had it with her husband, Henry. She's no longer willing to put up with a stale sexless marriage, so she hatches a plan to rev their romance. She convinces Henry to go with her to a swanky hotel to try and bring back some heat into their relationship. Armed with a copy of “Sex for Dummies,” Alice employs some intimacy exercises, including sharing fantasies to try and re-connect with her husband. But Henry is happy to keep things the way they are, and he isn't ready to hear about Alice's deepest desires.
A touching comedy about a middle-aged couple trying to reignite their sex life after 25 years of marriage. Alice isn't the only one who isn't happy with their marriage. Henry has dreams and desires, but he keeps those thoughts to himself. He accuses Alice of blaming everything on him and not taking responsibility for her feelings of discontentment. Separately, Alice and Henry begin to fantasize about a life without each other and how it would feel to be single again. But Alice hasn't completely given up on Henry yet and has one last sexy surprise that might finally get Henry's attention.
On this episode of the Playhouse podcast, hosts Sophia Fabiilli and Marta McDonald chat with actors Shawn Wright and Sarah Dodd about Sexy Laundry.
On this edition of Fort McMurray Matters, we learn more about Keyano Theatre's upcoming show 'Sexy Laundry.'
In this episode, Bryan, Dav, and Sam breakdown minute seventy-nine of Scott Pilgrim vs The World.Email the show at ScottvsMinute@gmail.com
Frances Fisher began by apprenticing at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. She spent 14 years based in New York City, playing leads in over 30 productions of plays by such noted writers as John Arden, Noël Coward, Emily Mann, Joe Orton, Sam Shepard, William Shakespeare, Jean Claude Van Italie, Eudora Welty and Tennessee Williams. She won a Drama Logue Award - Best Ensemble for the American Premier of Caryl Churchill's "Three More Sleepless Nights", played in the American premier of Judith Thompson's "The Crackwalker" and originated roles in Elia Kazan's "The Chain" and Arthur Miller's last play "Finishing the Picture". Besides working with Kazan and Miller, some of Ms. Fisher's more interesting theater experiences were creating roles from two great works of literature: George Orwell's "1984" and Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Ms. Fisher worked at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles alongside Annette Bening and Alfred Molina in Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard". Fisher starred in "Sexy Laundry" with Paul Ben-Victor at the Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles. She studied with Stella Adler and became a lifetime member of the Actors Studio by actually "walking up the stairs" and auditioning for legendary acting teacher Lee Strasberg. Ms. Fisher recently completed The Host (2013), Love on the Run (2016), Red Wing (2013) and will work with Catherine Hardwicke in her new film Plush (2013) in August 2012. Ms. Fisher was honored for a Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 in her old hometown of the Pacific Palisades, California.
Veteran Hollywood charater actor Paul Ben-Victor joins Off the Sunset Strip to talk about his hit play Sexy Laundry in Los Angeles. Also his amazing roles on hit shows- 'Entourage', 'The Wire' and his new movie 'Any Town.' Plus listen for the behind the scoop of LA Fashion Week.
Veteran Hollywood charater actor Paul Ben-Victor joins Off the Sunset Strip to talk about his hit play Sexy Laundry in Los Angeles. Also his amazing roles on hit shows- 'Entourage', 'The Wire' and his new movie 'Any Town.' Plus listen for the behind the scoop of LA Fashion Week.