Crush

A ten-minute play.

OVERVIEW:

Based on the many work place obsessions I’ve had over the years and the imagined lust of others. A stolen glance over the water cooler, a tender touch as you change the toner in the photocopier. Offices are hot steamy beds of passion if you ask me.

STORY:

A ten minute comedy about a PA (Alex) who’s desperately in love/lust with her charming boss (Dan). Her passions spills over into obsession with shocking results.

READINGS:

Writers Anonymous, October 2009
Director: Moi
Cast: Deborah Bradshaw, Steve McGrath.

Stage Rage, November 2009
Director: Liane Norman
Cast: Sona Shinghal, Don Christopher.

Winner of Best Play. Winner Best Actress.

PERFORMANCES:

10×10 Festival, May 2010, WaggaWagga.
Director: Tony Trench
Cast: Alana Teasdale, Bill Turner.

Short and Sweet Sydney, Week 6, 10th February 2010, Newtown Theatre.
Director: Catherine Hollyman
Cast: Niki Simpson, Don Christopher
Judges choice: 4th, Peoples choice: 4th.

AWARDS:

Winner Best Play, Stage Rage 2009
Winner Best Actress, Stage Rage 2009

REVIEWS:

The night finishes appropriately with a new play by one of Short+Sweet’s most popular playwrights Kate Toon’s Crush, directed by Catherine Hollyman.

Alex (the vivacious Niki Simpson) is the perfect PA, she loves her boss Dan (recent NIDA grad, the debonair Don Christopher). Loves him so much she wants to lick him and bite him and rip off his underwear with her teeth! A sometimes creepy comedy about office obsession which had the audience literally rolling in the aisles.

Alex Broun, Festival Director.
Alex is obsessed with her gorgeous boss Dan. As she takes us on a tour around the office we learn that Dan does not reciprocate her affections. Kate Toons script was brought to life by Niki Simpson’s brilliant portrayal of Alex. Director Catherine Hollyman created a play with spirit and humour that left the audience smiling.

Benita de Wit, Aussie Theatre