Comments on: Crunch http://playpiepint.com/?p=607 Original Glasgow theatre Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:58:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gerard Francis http://playpiepint.com/?p=607&cpage=1#comment-120 Gerard Francis Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:01:37 +0000 http://playpiepint.com/?p=607#comment-120 Critics' Circle Review: No two performances of 'Crunch' are exactly the same. Such is the way of things when pastoral oratory meets stand up comedy. The essence of the play was inadvertently revealed by a member of Thursday's audience who piped up in indignation that instead of eliciting money for shredding purposes, the actor (because let's remember we were in a theatre) should ask instead for a £5 donation to charity. Through this outburst, the dénouement became clear: expressing horror at the destruction of a piece of paper was the perfect illustration of our love affair with money in its most devastating guise. Critics’ Circle Review: No two performances of ‘Crunch’ are exactly the same. Such is the way of things when pastoral oratory meets stand up comedy. The essence of the play was inadvertently revealed by a member of Thursday’s audience who piped up in indignation that instead of eliciting
money for shredding purposes, the actor (because let’s remember we were in a theatre) should ask instead for a £5 donation to charity. Through this outburst, the dénouement became clear: expressing horror at the destruction of a piece of paper was the perfect illustration of our love affair with money in its most devastating guise.

]]> By: colin bulloch http://playpiepint.com/?p=607&cpage=1#comment-118 colin bulloch Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:38:56 +0000 http://playpiepint.com/?p=607#comment-118 play which exudes "le crunch"[golden,delicious with bite}"critics'circle review" audience participation; abridged evolution of mankind from hunter/gatherers via bartering to complex economic systems.the man in black convinces/compells the audience to join him on his whirlwind explanation of his five step theory of belief in money/richism.a solo performance to match that of any wild west snake-oil salesman.he reveals to all assembled how can behave like sheep blindly following or even lemming -like in our urge to do his bidding.music,Dire Straits,Stereophonics,Darwin,economics,bidding,greed,jealousy and psycology interact in this play which exudes “le crunch”[golden,delicious with bite}”critics’circle review”
audience participation; abridged evolution of mankind from hunter/gatherers via bartering to complex economic systems.the man in black convinces/compells the audience to join him on his whirlwind explanation of his five step theory of belief in money/richism.a solo performance to match that of any wild west snake-oil salesman.he reveals to all assembled how can behave like sheep blindly following or even lemming -like in our urge to do his bidding.music,Dire Straits,Stereophonics,Darwin,economics,bidding,greed,jealousy and psycology interact in this

]]> By: Chris Smith http://playpiepint.com/?p=607&cpage=1#comment-116 Chris Smith Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:22:23 +0000 http://playpiepint.com/?p=607#comment-116 First visit to 'A Play,a pie and a pint', always fancied going, what would it be like?Had a drink in the bar before the show to assess the vibe and dug the chilled atmosphere - and enjoyed reading about future plays. Hope it's good. I battered my melt in to earn the right to go. I broke my tibia late 2008, am 44 in April and played football for 90 minutes Saturday past.Anyhow Gary McNair's utopian, Glaswegian, machiavellian, richism (I'm after the malt!)play and way did not disappoint - the guy had the audience in his pocket throughout.(99) First visit to ‘A Play,a pie and a pint’, always fancied going, what would it be like?Had a drink in the bar before the show to assess the vibe and dug the chilled atmosphere – and enjoyed reading about future plays. Hope it’s good. I battered my melt in to earn the right to go. I broke my tibia late 2008, am 44 in April and played football for 90 minutes Saturday past.Anyhow Gary McNair’s utopian, Glaswegian, machiavellian, richism (I’m after the malt!)play and way did not disappoint – the guy had the audience in his pocket throughout.(99)

]]> By: Terry Mc Fadden http://playpiepint.com/?p=607&cpage=1#comment-107 Terry Mc Fadden Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:27:02 +0000 http://playpiepint.com/?p=607#comment-107 CRUNCH. This one man tour de dorce was like attending one of those early American sales courses which demanded continuous inter-action and participation from those present. The pacey, thought-provoking dialogue, which, on the face of it, seemed only to poke gentle fun at our financial institutions, still managed to leave the audience with a few alarm bells ringing in their sub conscious minds. Great theatre! CRUNCH.
This one man tour de dorce was like attending one of those early American sales courses which demanded continuous inter-action and participation from those present.
The pacey, thought-provoking dialogue, which, on the face of it, seemed only to poke gentle fun at our financial institutions, still managed to leave the audience with a few alarm bells ringing in their sub conscious minds. Great theatre!

]]> By: George Cameron http://playpiepint.com/?p=607&cpage=1#comment-106 George Cameron Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:41:04 +0000 http://playpiepint.com/?p=607#comment-106 Critics' Circle review What will we do for money, and could we live without it? Gary McNair tries to convince us we can. Dressed in Black and Gold with £10 in top pocket McNair delivers a lecture like performance on our belief in money. With interaction, McNair takes the audience though our inner greed whether bidding for an undisclosed amount or trading a jumper for actions! Could you really shred your hard earned cash? He convinces some they can! Go along and liberate yourself! This show is well worth the tenner!! Critics’ Circle review

What will we do for money, and could we live without it? Gary McNair tries to convince us we can. Dressed in Black and Gold with £10 in top pocket McNair delivers a lecture like performance on our belief in money. With interaction, McNair takes the audience though our inner greed whether bidding for an undisclosed amount or trading a jumper for actions! Could you really shred your hard earned cash? He convinces some they can! Go along and liberate yourself! This show is well worth the tenner!!

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