{"id":15504,"date":"2016-10-13T12:06:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=15504"},"modified":"2016-10-13T12:06:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:06:43","slug":"dressed-for-success-at-ta-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/dressed-for-success-at-ta-a-review\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDressed\u201d for Success at TA: a review"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Scott Johnston<\/strong><\/p>\n

A cheating husband has arranged for his wife to be out of town for the week-end. His mistress is coming over, a cordon bleu chef has been engaged to provide a fancy meal, and his best friend is lined up to provide an alibi.
\nWhat could possibly go wrong?
\nPretty much everything.
\nThat\u2019s the scenario in Theatre Aurora\u2019s current production of the French farce \u201cDon\u2019t Dress for Dinner\u201d, now playing at the Factory Theatre.
\nThis entertaining play by Marc Camoletti has all the ingredients of a good farce; exaggerated situations, plot twists, misunderstandings, rapid pace, an increasingly convoluted story, and much physical comedy.
\nCentral to the plot is husband Bernard, played by Imra Sazbo. Little does he realize that his best friend and alibi Robert (Jamie Sherman) is himself secretly having an affair with Bernard\u2019s wife Jacqueline (Julie Foster), who has ended up staying home.
\nComplicating matters is that Bernard\u2019s mistress Suzanne (Jo-Anne Pulfer) is arriving at the same time as the similarly named chef, Suzette (Melanie Hargan).
\nAdding a final plot twist near the end is the arrival of George, played by John Fetherson, who comes with his own agenda.
\nAs you imagine, with the five main characters in the same house at the same time, and all of them struggling to pursue their own agendas, it becomes increasingly challenging for them, and entertaining for us, to keep all their interests and secrets secure.
\nThe complicated script is well-handled by the actors, who make their characters and motivations believable through the rapid-fire wordplay, reactions and physical comedy.
\nMaking use of the simple set, a good script, and great actors at her disposal, director Barb Jones maintains the non-stop pace necessary to make this play a success.
\nTheatre Aurora hasn\u2019t performed many farces in recent years, which is a shame, because with the right combination of cast and crew, as is the case here, they lend themselves beautifully to this smaller local theatre.<\/p>\n

Evening performances of \u201cDon\u2019t Dress for Dinner\u201d continue at Theatre Aurora, 150 Henderson Drive, October 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22, with a matinee on October 16. Tickets are available through the box office at 905-727-3669.<\/em><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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