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  The Youth
Theatre performed A Dog’s Life - a one-act
play by Pam Valentine as part of Theatre in The Arcade.
Centred around the lives
of four dogs in a re-homing centre: Ginger, a puppy, found
herself in the main block as there was no room in the puppy
block. She was obsessed by food. Ben, the dog of a tramp who
had died, was confused as to why he was taken from his
master and placed in the kennels. Fritz, an ex-Army dog who
hated children took his fun from the fat Fifi, a French
poodle, who was in the kennel beside him. However, when a
visitor came round to view the dogs, what happened is not
what you might think ....
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CAST
Ben - Hoffi
Munt
Fritz - George Olney
Fifi - Jaz Waddell
Ginger -
Katrina Findlay
The Warden - Megan Slaney
The Woman Visitor - Becky Horne
Since it was first published in
2000, this play has won a number of awards at one-act festivals
around the country. One
reviewer on amazon.co.uk described this play
as follows: -
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This play is first and
foremost a good read. It's a well written and well
structured play about 4 dogs in a pound, the pound keeper
and a lady who comes to buy a dog.
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It's an accessible, funny
and touching script, which offers good opportunities for
some nice character studies by the actors. Each dog has a
real personality, they aren't just caricatures. The audience
feels empathy for all the roles, and although there is
plenty of light hearted laughter there is also the
opportunity to shed a tear.
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The puppy, whose life
revolves around food, is bouncy, energetic and eager. "Is it
food? Is it? Is it? Is it?" She provides most of the
laughs. The pathos comes from the old tramp's dog, Ben, when
he discovers that his master has died and won't be coming
for him.
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This play appeals to all
age groups, the set, costumes and effects required are
minimal, and it's well worth a look.
First Rehearsal
was Monday 8th June at the JOG
Community Centre at 8.45 - 10pm
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The Youth
Theatre performed A Dog’s Life - a one-act
play by Pam Valentine as part of Theatre in The Arcade.
