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Moira and Peter have been having an affair for a decade. He’d promised to finally tell his wife today, but then Peter promises a lot of things. Something’s got to give. And it does, when a crack in Moira’s ceiling gives way to something they could never have expected. Tensions rise and the destruction intensifies, threatening to engulf the couple completely. Moira finally starts to question their relationship and what it’s doing to her. When is enough enough?
Carr's ripe dialogue is painfully funny and true, and the duo are an amazing double act, fiery yet tender. Fat Alice is a surreal little wonder, a feast of unexpected delights.
More than the ceiling comes crashing down in this scissor sharp black comedy.
While Fraser’s exasperated Moira is the one we finally root for, both actors bring depth to their roles, in a play that wears its delight in the absurd like a badge of honour.
If you are looking for an enjoyable two-hander, littered with one-liners, unrealism, juxtaposition, and the occasional flutter of pathos, then Alison Carr‘s Fat Alice is the perfect fit. However, if you are looking for nuance, a gripping narrative, and risky, engaging theatre, then look elsewhere.
Alison Carr brings the guilt and hidden frustrations and lies of an affair onto the stage in a surreal comedy of the sexes.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday March 30, 2015, until Saturday April 4, 2015. More info: http://playpiepint.com
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday April 7, 2015, until Saturday April 11, 2015. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
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