What: Goodbye to All That
Where: Theatre HB, Playhouse Theatre, Hastings St, Hastings.
When: March 15 to March 24 7.30pm. Tickets at iticket.co.nz
Reviewed by: Keith Russell
It is said we spend 45 minutes a week nursing regrets, and with this in mind British actor Luke Norris makes his professional debut as a writer exploring the premise of leaving no stone unturned to 'live your life to the full'.
After 45 years of marriage, another women appears on the scene and while theatre is full of dramas involving the eternal triangle, what makes this story so excitingly different is an emotional twist that you will not see coming.
Director Trevor Rose has the complexity to deal with around 15 short scenes of emotional confrontation all varying in different writing styles'
Neil McCorkell makes little apology for his character's selfish stab at fulfilment, his portrayal of Frank isn't at times sympathetic but no matter its recognisable and focuses on the writer's objectives.
Jill Foster as his wife makes a magnificent job of playing the loyal woman reacting with denial, disbelief and embittered fierceness.