Candy
A spur of the moment ticket booking, the studio at Park Theatre was almost full, with the front half of the audience at tables as if in a cabaret bar. In this short one act play, Will, a northern ‘bloke’ tells us about the time he fell in love at first sight. The difficult bit is that Candy, the object of his affection, is the drag alter ego of his friend Billy. Is Candy just Billy, or someone completely different? The hour long monologue is an exploration of what love is, the boundaries and cross over between love and friendship, romance and sex, and how much we can ever know one another. Will wrestles with identity, masculinity and mental health along with his fear of being alone as he first luxuriates in, then struggles with, his new feelings. It’s peppered throughout with laughs and banter with the audience which punctuate those heavier moments, keeping it entertaining. Will (Michael Waller) is a bit of a lad and can tell a...