LASHINGS OF WHIPPED CREAM
Keirunga Homestead Theatre, Keirunga Gardens, Puflett Rd, Havelock North
04/12/2013 - 14/12/2013
Production Details
Ever wanted to spend a night with a Dominatrix?
Here is your chance!
‘Lashings of Whipped Cream’ is a short, snappy, sexy but mostly hilarious one hour, one-woman play that sees Mistress Dominique, a ‘teenage’ domnatrix, candidly revealing the inner workings of her profession and her quirky views on life, love and sex.
Only 1 hour long, LASHINGS OF WHIPPED CREAM is the perfect prequel to that night on the town or a titillating end to an evening out.
Directed by Lisa-Jane Hay and starring Andy Brigden (HABYT), Lashings of Whipped Cream is a theatrical close encounter . . . a one-on-one session with one of life’s survivors.
Perfectly timed for the Christmas function, an hilarious end-of-year naughty night out with the social club or just a chance to have a laugh with friends. An hour not to be missed!
So naughty it’s nice!!
Wednesday 4 Dec – Saturday 7 Dec, 8pm.
Mon 9 Dec – Saturday 14 Dec, 8pm.
Keirunga Homestead Theatre, Puflett Rd, Havelock North.
Tickets: HBS Bank, Havelock North.
Beattie and Forbes, Napier.
Hastings Community Arts Centre
Adults: $26
Students/Gold Card: $24
Starring Andy Brigden
Stage Manager: Chrissie Poulton
Costumier: Angela Elliott
Sound/lighting: Michael Harris, Lisa-Jane Hay
Make Up: Lauren Anderson, Katy Griffin
Theatre ,
Canes it
Review by Kirsty van Rijk 13th Dec 2013
Lashings of Whipped Cream is a one woman show that invites the audience into the dungeon of a dominatrix. It is an interview (although who is being interviewed is us, the audience, and not Mistress Dominique) and candid conversation with a Kiwi working woman in who provides bondage and discipline (and a few other specialities).
Fiona Samuel wrote Lashings of Whipped Cream some years ago, and I’ve seen it twice before, so I knew what I was in for. I knew it would be witty, earthy, poignant and thought provoking and, well, bloody good entertainment. If it was done well.
In the hands of director Lisa-Jane Hay and actor Andy Brigden, it is done well. Brigden canes it… almost literally. The accoutrements of the dominatrix trade adorn the set: nothing you wouldn’t see on TV these days. Keirunga Theatre is small, rundown and basic and none of that matters at all. The simple red and black set provides the required ambience, and Brigden and Hay do the rest.
Brigden was present and real throughout the performance and has the audience in the palm of her hand, or at the edge of her whip. She interacts with the audience, ad-libbing in parts, and is confident and compelling. Clearly she has worked hard, despite the effortless appearance of her performance. She has notably nailed her nasal Kiwi working class accent. Her mastery of the dialect (“Mustrisss Domineeek?”) is flawless and something of a triumph for a native of the UK.
Hay has drawn a wonderful performance from her star and I’m eager to see what they will do next if they team up again. The performance is as polished and professional as anything I’ve seen this year (and better than some seen in opulent opera houses). The humble theatre at Keirunga is in no way a detraction from what is just damned good theatre: entertaining script, great direction, confident and convincing acting.
You aren’t taking a risk popping in to see this, don’t be shy (but if you are a bit on the nervous side, don’t sit in the front two rows!). It has two more evenings to run and, at only an hour long, you still have lot of night to carry on with.
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