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Waiting for Melissa - a comedy

Whisky Priestess

14:02 / 21.04.03

Instinctive and Einekleine Theatre present "Waiting for Melissa" at the White Bear Pub Theatre, 138 Kennington Park Road (Kennington tube) SE11, from Tuesday 29th April to Sat 3rd May, 9.30pm. £7/£5 concs. Box office 020 7793 9193.

This sparkling new boy-almost-meets-girl comedy is written by Times columnist and playwright Nick Thomas, and features Adrian Peck, star of ITV's Sitcom Trials, in the role of Joe.

Melissa is ravishing. Melissa is clever. Melissa is the woman Joe has been waiting his whole life for - the only problem tonight is that Joe is still waiting, and Melissa's very late indeed...

From the team who brought you Time Out Critic's Choice "Dancing Bears", a brilliant and bitter romp through one man's twisted thoughts as he sits in a bar, waiting for the dream girl who may never materialise. A balls-out Bridget Jones. Features gratuitous use of the word "sperm".

I'm directing, please come. Cross-posted in the Gathering to get the largest possible Barbeaudience.

14:19 / 21.04.03

i would if i could.

there in spirit, though.

Whisky Priestess

10:04 / 22.04.03

Bump

No need for people to reply really - just putting it out there. But cheers, toksik.

Whisky Priestess

12:03 / 29.04.03

Bumpity bump - starts tonight! Here's the flyer!

Whisky Priestess

12:12 / 29.04.03

fuck's sake ...

12:12 / 29.04.03

Whisky Priestess

12:14 / 29.04.03

cheers KCC ... I clearly have a lot to learn about bloody HTML.

12:14 / 29.04.03

Better, isn't it?

Can I just say at this point that there's a very good reason why that picture is absolutely terrifying me?

13:23 / 29.04.03

What's the very good reason KCC?

13:36 / 29.04.03

Becaues he's smoking with no ashtray, presumably.

Whisky Priestess

13:36 / 29.04.03

Can't you see it?? There's an empty champagne bottle in the bucket and an EMPTY GLASS on the table! Brought me out in a cold sweat, I can tell you ...

21:05 / 29.04.03

So it's nothing to do with the fact that his right hand is larger than his head, then?

Whisky Priestess

22:45 / 03.05.03

Newsflash

Run has now been extended by a week. The show's now on at 8pm from Tuesday 6th May to Sat 10th at Manzi's restaurant (upstairs bar - drink while you watch), 1-2 Leicester Street (just off Leicester Sq - go out of exit 2 at Leics Sq tube, turn left, left again into Little Newport Street, keep walking and it becomes Leicester St)

Can I put in a plea for anyone who fancies seeing it next week to come on Tuesday, cos that's when our generous sponsors are in and we could do with a large, friendly Barbecrowd?

Advert over. Sorry.

Oh and by the way, due to cheaper venue all tickets are now only £5. Hooray!

Whisky Priestess

22:09 / 06.05.03

*Bump*

I'm shameless, I tell you! Shameless!

(no) Drugs!
(no) Girls!
(no) Gratuitous buggery/nudity scenes a la the Royal Court presenting anything you care to name

What's not to like?

Whisky Priestess

22:09 / 07.05.03

Talking to you, Haus and Kit-Kat Club. Will you be able to live with yourselves if you don't come?

ONLY NICE THINGS

23:05 / 07.05.03

OK - missed tonight (exhaustion)...will probably be in Bristol untill too late tomorrow. May be in Brighton on Friday, but otherwise will try to make it, really.

06:14 / 08.05.03

If you come to Leeds I'll do a review of it.

That's to Whisky about the play, by the way, not Haus about the exhaustion.