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THE EIGHT : REINDEER MONOLOGUES by Jeff Goode |
DECEMBER |
| VENUES The Crawfurd Theatre Jordanhill, Glasgow 5 Dec @ 8pm - £5 Box office 0141 950 3438 Craigmonie
Centre, Glen Urquhart High School, Drumnadrochit The Macphail Theatre The Cottier Theatre Jeff Goode is a writer based in Los Angeles, known in America for his darkly comic satires and monologues. His most recent play, Marley's Ghost, receives its first performances in the US this Winter. Previous works include a diverse range of plays, monologues and musicals, for adults and for children. These include Anger Box, Poona and The UBU Plays. He has also written for MTV and Disney. Yet it is The Eight Reindeer Monologues which has provided Jeff with his biggest hit. Now an immensely popular and controversial production at Christmastime in fringe venues across America, the play has also been performed in Europe and Australia. Comparisons are inevitably drawn to The Vagina Monologues, though Goode's play was written before Eve Ensler's international success story. Will the Reindeer Monologues open our eyes to the experiences of Santa's reindeer as much as Ensler's play has related the experiences of women across the world? Probably not. Though written with the intention to amuse, shock and delight, Goode's scandalous tale of life at the North Pole does have a gritty core. See the play, look under the sleigh bells, and perhaps, just perhaps, you will realise that reindeer are more like us than we realise! Perhaps, just perhaps, you will long for the Santa you knew as a child.
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Òexcruciatingly FUNNY, terribly NAUGHTY and thoroughly ENTERTAININGÓ
"A good show, mixing comedy and serious issues - will definitely recommend it..." "The individual performances were delivered with great strength and character..." "We were impressed by the way serious issues were delivered with humour to allow you to consider them fully without getting thoroughly depressed..." "A great pleasure." Who are The Eight? Well, in reindeer circles, The Eight are The Elite - the chosen few who have the job of helping Santa deliver the Christmas presents. Every buck and doe can only dream of their fawn joining The Eight. "That man has been a walking talking holly-jolly sex crime waiting to happen for years now" - Cupid A scandal has broken which has shocked the world. The implications for Santa Claus, Christmas, and the reindeer are deadly serious. The eight reindeer - Dasher, Dancer, Cupid, Comet, Donner, Blitzen, Vixen, and "Hollywood" - have decided to tell their own version of events, leaving us to piece together what really happened! "I used to be a ballet instructor, but I can't go back to that. This whole movement just came at us from out of nowhere, deer were beaten to death for wearing tights or a tutu" - Dancer "I remember one summer I was at a benefit at the Playboy Mansion, and Hef saw me and asked if I would do a photospread for the December issue..." - Vixen Who is telling the truth? In turns hilarious, irreverent, shocking, and deeply moving, THE EIGHT REINDEER MONOLOGUES is a scathing allegory of contemporary values and morals that skewers the media and public for their obsession with sex and celebrity. This is the first time it has been performed in Scotland. "City people think they're tough, but they lose their s**t when they see a flying reindeer coming at their windshield" - Comet This play contains explicit adult language and themes and is not suitable for children. Or fawns! "This gut-bustlingly funny - and completely outrageous Ð show, which is most definitely not for kids and should not be missed by adults, is shocking in a way theatre rarely is these days" --- The Boston Herald "excruciatingly funny, terribly naughty and thoroughly entertaining" --- City Beat "witty... tantalizing... highly recommended!" ---The Chicago Reader "hard-hitting in-your-face black comedy" ---Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand "wickedly topical" ---New York Times "brisk, funny ... a nice jolt of fun" ---The New Yorker "Brilliant. Clever. Wonderful. For those who appreciate stage excellence, this is a must see." ---Drama-logue "brilliant satire of gender and sexual politics in contemporary America, filled with penetrating humor" ---L.A. Weekly "refreshing, disturbing, hilarious" ---Naples Daily News "delightfully perverse" ---The Chicago Reader "savagely funny" ---Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Critics Choice Ð intense, fully realised charactersÉ IÕve also never laughed harder" The Chicago Reader |
CREDITS Writer Jeff Goode
Directors CAST Dasher
Cupid
Hollywood
Comet
Dancer
Donner
Vixen
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