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MATT LOVERANES
Nationality: New Zealander
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below is a list of Matt Loveranes's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Gift of the Gab Showgirl, TheGift of the Gab
Synopsis:
Gift of the Gab is a devised show that combines film and theatre to tell the story of Gab, a young cinema worker who teams up with the legendary Sir Ian McKellen to stop Hollywood's most deadly weapon - a film so vapid and soulless that it will melt the brain of anyone who watches it. Realising that behind this monstrosity is none other than a power-crazed Alan Rickman, they find themselves on a mission to put the heart and soul back into cinema before the entire world is "dumb-enated". Homages to classic films, blood-pumping theme music and kick-ass training montages abound in this fast-paced show produced by With Our Powers Combined, a theatre co-operative created as a collaboration between Sceptre Theatre, Killer Darlings Collective and Red Scare Collective. The team are united by their love of both film and theatre, and their interest in the explosive possibilities that can come from integrating the two forms. "Gift of the Gab is a marvellous melding of two mediums," says director Matt Loveranes. "We aim to evoke the spectacle and awe of film with the barest of components: one man, his voice, a stage, a screen and innovative use of projection." The story itself both draws upon stock Hollywood narratives and calls them into question. "We want to thrill the audience with action sequences and heroic monologues, but also build a critique of that genre into the storytelling," says performer James Cain. The inherent challenges in creating a show that is both 'filmic' and 'theatrical' are not lost on the team. "On one hand, we're spending a lot of our rehearsal time coming up with interesting ways to create film techniques onstage, from car chases to crash zooms," says production manager Cassandra Tse. "On the other hand, there's something essentially theatrical about a one-man show. Watching James transform from character to character as the story unfolds is really engaging in itself."
Notes:
part of 2015 Auckland Fringe Festival. Devised by James cain and Matt Loveranes
1st Produced:
The Basement, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland 13 Feb 2015
Organisations:
With Our Powers Combined
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
devised show
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: - Other: -
Further Reference:
http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=4308
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Synopsis:
Harlem, 1979. The lead dancer at the seedy Studio Soul has just been found dead, and young detective John Gonzales is called in to investigate her murder. But what starts as a routine case turns into an obsession as John's world blurs into a surreal landscape of secrets, sex and soul music...
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1st Produced:
Gryphon, Wellington 14 Apr 2015
Organisations:
Red Scare Collective in association with Killer Darlings Collective
1st Published:
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Music:
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Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 4 Other: -
Further Reference:
http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=4518
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