☆★★★★ Oopsy Daisy
Holly
McFarlane’s new play Oopsy Daisy is a cleverly constructed two-hander with some
sharp, erudite writing. With echoes of the famous sex-scene between Donald
Sutherland and Julie Christie in the 1973 film Don’t Look Now, Oopsy Daisy is
about a famous actress, Jo (Holly McFarlane) and a not-so-famous actor, Jamie (Rory
Fairbairn), who decide to have unsimulated sex on a film set during a love
scene, with catastrophic results.
Jo and Jamie
meet in the back of an Uber Pool car, and soon end up back in her hotel room. She’s
a Hollywood starlet/actor - he’s still waiting for his big break. Whisky-drunk
and hungry for excitement, they make a decision that will change their lives
forever. Suffice to say, the debate of ‘did they or didn’t they’ ends up with
ramifications that go far deeper and with greater impact than originally envisaged.
But in this day and age, is there really anything such as bad publicity?
Driven by
the strength of McFarlane’s writing, Oopsy Daisy has pace, great depth and is
truly well-observed. It is also witty and peppered with some clever one-liners
and put-downs.
Firmly and
concisely directed by Mat Betteridge, McFarlane and Fairbairn enjoy a credible
and intimate rapport throughout the piece. This is an intelligent two-hander
with fine balance, some great nuanced performances and sincerity. I felt great
empathy for both protagonists throughout but was buoyed by the final denouement
– but sadly no spoiler here!
Box office: www.katzpace.co.uk/oopsy
Dates: Sunday 17 to Wednesday 20 November 2019
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