25 Plays Per Hour

Overall loved it. Most of the short plays are surprising in what they can accomplish in two minutes. From drama to comedy, from absurdism to painful realism. I challenge you, Theatre Unleahsed, to do at least one musical next time! There were a handful of the short plays I didn't like, but, hey, they were over in two minutes! Plus, they gave me a Theatre Unleashed pin/button when I checked in!... full review

Gotta say, this show is like eating an ice-cream sundae, so much giddy goodness piled on the spoon, bite after bite. The only thing that would have ranked it over the top for me, is that it wasn't as cohesive as it could have been. If the plays had a hand-off or a connection (no matter how thin) to tie everything together, like Legos building a house, would have made this a masterful piece. As it is, the hour is like giving a bunch of funny people time to say a single joke/story and move on. If they had been connected... ...cherry on the top. But amazing job to the actors who were a joy to watch.... full review

ridiculously fun and also touching in moments. the pieces were well-written, very well acted - and yes, that occasionally meant a bit sketchy and SNL-like, but for some pieces that was entirely appropriate and the cast was having such a good time, that i just couldn't stop smiling and laughing - even hours after the show ended. i had WAY more fun in this show than i thought i would. if you can fit this into your fringe watching schedule, definitely do. you will not be disappointed.... full review

Rave review by Fayeruz Regan at Viva Lost Angeles! http://fayeruz.blogspot.com/2012/06/turn-that-cringe-fest-to-fringe-fest.html ... full review

So much Fun! great writing, great actors - and they really did it in an hour. ... full review

25 Plays Per Hour, while good humored, lacks any core backbone this show needs to be "AMAZING", and quite frankly, I was expecting A LOT more from Theatre Unleashed. The acting is amateur at best - not one performance is believable, the cast plays like a hastily plucked community theatre, and the play selections are all over the place. This show is more spectacle than anything else - so what, you did 25 plays in one hour - do you want a cookie? And even though it's an hour, you still find yourself wishing it would end sooner. For the quality of some other shows out there at Fringe, I wouldn't suggest you waste your time. ... full review

Theatre Unleashed and their production of 25 Plays Per Hour was a smashing success, in the idea of presenting 25 plays in an hour of course. Well if you want to call them plays, more like skits. By skits I mean the kind we used to perform at summer bible camp. Campy, straight to the point, which usually if not always was some fictitious story that ended with God helping or aiding his people. I am not saying that 25 Plays, was a life changing or enlightening event but it did teeter on being preachy or over-bearing with campiness. There were unbearable moments at times, mainly due to the performances, acting choices or directing choices, such as in "Paper Clips", "Amnesia", or "White Satin, Clean Lines", but for the most part, 25 Plays Per Hou... full review