LUDUS – Playful Love

By Theatre Broad

LUDUS - four women, two plays reflecting LOVE, LOSS, LUST, LIFE!

A double-bill of plays, one serious, one comic by Clifford Bax have been fused with music, visual art, mime, song and dance to deliver a delightful multi-arts performance piece.

Prelude and Fugue

Prelude and Fugue is a delightful fusion of poetic language, music and visual art.

The play set in the 1930s reflects the musical  interlude ‘Prelude and Fugue’ by Johann Sebastian Bach and tells the story of the twice married Rosemary, who a week before her third wedding, is having her likeness drawn in charcoal by the young and innocent Joan. As Joan sketches, the two women discover a dark secret shared by both of them.

Square Pegs

Square Pegs is an amusing and thought provoking fantasy about love.

A farcical romp about lust and life.

Hilda, a passionate young girl from the 20th Century longs for an equally passionate lover, but Harry has eyes only for his car!

Gioconda a practical girl of 16th Century Venice longs for a lover without all the raw and radical passion of her time. They meet at ‘Merlin’s Gate’ where disappointed lovers can turn ‘The Book of Time’ and move within some other  age.

Peppered with dance, mime, songs and humour, along with a scorching sound track

Cast List and Production Credits

Cast in order of appearance 

Prelude and Fugue

Rosemary – CAROL METCALF

Joan – KATY-LOUISE MACKAY  

Square Pegs

Hilda – KERRIE LEANNE SELLICK 

Gioconda – LARA FABIANI 

Creative Team

 

Director – CAROL METCALF 

Production Manager – DAVID REID-KAY 

Music  – MARK HARVEY  

Lighting Designer – RHIAN CAMPBELL

Designed by – CAROL METCALF

Gallery

Audience Feedback

"Superb performance. Bravo!"
Kenny Reid
Edinburgh
"The first play made us think. The second play made us laugh. The acting, very clever set and costumes were excellent. An entertaining evening of Theatre."
Sheila Smith
Stirling
"An excellent show!"
John Millar
Cumbria
"We loved it! The stories were so relevant. Great acting all round, loved the music in the first play, and dancing in the second. What a joyous evening. Thank you for coming all the way up to Nairn."
Sue Hewitt
Black Isle

What the Press Said

"Katy-Louise Pritchett's vulnerable Joan and Carol Metcalf's outwardly poised Rosemary highlight their character's dilemma and are convincing. Kerrie Leanne Sellick's ecquits herself well as the more conventional character of Hilda. Lara Fabiani's Gioconda is played with real presence and considerable comic timing. Carol Metcalf's set design for the first play is an absolute triumph!"
Hugh Simpson
All Edinburgh Theatre.
"LUDUS - Playful Love' celebrates the trials and tribulations of love. The strong cast performances, technical design and direction came together for an unexpected, joyful production."
Tatra Blewett-Mundy
The Student Newspaper.