THE DRESS AFFAIR
Devised by the company
Final script by Rob David
Tightlaced Theatre’s 2nd Anniversary production, performed at The GRV, 7th to 11th September, 2010.
A tale of love, lust, jealousy and obsession which received some very fine audiences and reviews:
“A sparkling and erotically-charged piece of new writing from Tightlaced Theatre . . . fringe theatre in Edinburgh is very much on the up.”
“Director Flavia D’Avila handles the storytelling well . . . [Danielle] Farrow and [Andrew] Henry succeed in creating and developing two different sets of characters . . . and subtly brought into the action, are Iain Orr on piano and Alex Tobin on guitar. Orr’s original music provides a compelling and unobtrusive underpinning of the whole play.”
“A strong and entertaining piece of theatre that is easily worth seeing.”
Edinburgh Evening News“The Dress Affair is – literally and thematically – a multi-layered work . . . which flows with rhythm and tonal shape, accentuated by the live understated musical accompaniment.”
“Writer Rob David has done an excellent job.”
“The lust-blinded motivations are believable and teased out to a satisfying conclusion . . . in this provocatively sensual and compelling new work.”
Edinburgh Spotlight
“Lustful, sexy and meaningful: a perfect night.”
“Rob David’s script is beautifully poetic but also sharp.”
“The play’s real beauty is its ability to reflect the desires of both men and women and the struggles we all have in order to find our own identity.”
TVBOMB
“The Dress Affair, written by Rob David, showcases the best of what grassroots theatre can offer in Edinburgh today.”
“Sensitively directed by Flavia d’Avila, ‘The Man’ and ‘The Woman’ twist and turn through this brooding epic.”
“The audience is able to help with the development of the piece with a dynamic Q&A after the show, placing this work solidly in the gift of Edinburghers to support, develop and own.”
Leith Tonight“Fresh new writing and engaging performances.”
“Tightlaced should be admired for staging new work without big financial backers.”
Edinburgh Theatre Review“Funny, witty and passionate, this is a refreshingly relevant play with a bite.”
“Flavia D’Avila’s production taps into our need to be wanted and appreciated, but most of all it highlights the universal desire to belong. And it’s this longing for acceptance . . . that lies at the heart of [Rob] David’s play and makes it all the more mesmerising.”
The Journal“Andrew Henry turns in a haunting performance as the two men, the shady, shifty husband and the boyish shrink.”
“It’s good to see Edinburgh’s underground theatre scene re-emerging after the Festival; and more fun still to see the witty women [of Tightlaced] . . . in a range of tightly laced, brilliantly coloured basques.”
The Scotsman“[Danielle] Farrow . . . flits between the sweat-drenched wiles of the mistress and the cowed nervousness of the wife. Whether moving hypnotically in a dance of seduction as one, or twitchily evading the therapist’s questions as the other, her versatile performance is unstrained and engrossing.”
Edinburgh Spotlight
Based on the poem “O Caso do Vestido” by Brazilian writer Carlos Drummond de Andrade.
Cast: Andrew Henry, Danielle Farrow
Director: Flavia D’Avila
Costume: JoJo Lewis
Composer: Iain Orr
Designer: Alex Tobin
