LA Magazine Review
June 21, 2015The Cellar, an ensemble play starring Kimberley Cooper (Home and Away) and Jay Seals (Mad Men), is one of the standouts at this month’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. The annual event celebrates the performing arts in the fields of comedy, dance, musical theater, and more—designed as an open forum for artists to self-promote their works and connect with an audience.
This is Cooper’s debut as a writer as well as Jonathan Roumie’s debut directing theater. It’s hard to tell. The dialogue is sharp and fast-paced; the drama builds like a Greek tragedy. If you were locked in a wine cellar at a party with your ex, and a supply of alcohol was within reach, some truths (both ironic and heartbreaking) would come out, too.
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...Love and Loss In “The Cellar” Now Playing At The Hollywood Fringe Festival
June 21, 2015Review by: Peter Foldy
June 15, 2015
Sometimes you see a couple and you just know that they are perfect together. Even if they’re having problems sustaining a relationship, one can feel the love that bubbles below the surface. That was my initial reaction as I watched “The Cellar,” a compelling two-hander currently on stage at the Flight Theatre in Hollywood as part of the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Jay Seals as “Troy” and writer Kimberley Cooper as “Helena” portray the couple who, after attending a friend’s party, find themselves trapped in his wine cellar. Soon the pain of their recent breakup leads to a raw and no-holds-barred exploration of just what went wrong. Each of them hold grudges and as the wine begins to flow, insults fly, secrets are revealed and the balance of power firmly put to the test. Vino verite indeed.
With her first stageplay, Australian actress, Kimberley Cooper shows strong writing potential with this fast paced, cutting-edge production.
...The Cellar - written by Kimberley Cooper
May 13, 2015HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
THE CELLAR
Love is a maddening and complicated game of wits and deceit. Wine tends to level the playing field.
There are fewer things more dreaded in the civilized world than being at a party with your friends and, in the same room, your ex. That is until, you get locked in the wine cellar downstairs from that party, alone with the one that use to have your heart.
This two hander play takes place in real time. Come peer in on two people’s most raw and private moments as they battle through the scars left by their break up.
They are in a wine cellar though… so the more they drink, the more truth comes out. And isn’t it easy to fall back into old patterns when you hit that slight inebriation? Even when your logical side is screaming at you, the wine and the heart will drown that sound out. Leaving only your rawest reactions and your need for the truth.
PREVIEW: Friday, 5 June - 7.30pm
PERFORMANCES: Saturday, 13 June - 2.00pm