Jane Nightwork Productions

Jane Nightwork presents:
POWER OF THREE: Love, War and Death
Written and directed by Robert Gillespie

Play One: Love, Question Mark

“The only difference between prostitution and those who sell themselves into marriage, is in the price and length of the contract.” So said Simone de Beauvoir.

Three years after the death of his wife, Michael gets a shock. Just a pair of legs on a bus but it’s enough to unlock long-buried desires. Suddenly he wants to know: What is love? Is it wrong to buy sex? Is marriage the best answer? And why does the Hormonic Jazz Band always prevail?
 
Catch up with this racy, raw, comical-tragical show. Career around the emotional hairpin bends, stub your toe on the laughs, be shocked to the very core, just don’t miss...

Writer-director Robert Gillespie explores the curious gap between what we say we want and what we actually do. He has written a fascinating piece here, where he explains what inspired him to write the play. And photographs from the production can be viewed here.

Theatre Voice have also recently interviewed Robert, and you can listen to the interview on their site here.

Cast: Clare Cameron, Stuart Sessions.
Design: Mamoru Iriguchi (2009 Evening Standard award, Mincemeat) and Maria Garcia.

"Love, Question Mark" was first performed at The New Diorama Theatre, from 6th April - 1st May 2010, and was then restaged at The OSO in Barnes in October 2010, The Courtyard Theatre, Hoxton in October 2011, and the Tabard Theatre in November 2011.

"Plenty of wonderful one-liners to enjoy, as well as a deliciously satirical view of the conventional wisdom on the subject trotted out by religious authorities and their ilk. Love, Question Mark is often laugh-out-loud funny; though in Brechtian style there are moments of humour that leave you questioning your taste and morals" - Entertainment Focus

"Excellently acted thought-provoking theatre...An outstandingly brilliant performance by Clare Cameron who steals the stage from the very second she appears on it...Sessions plays this part brilliantly and thoroughly convincingly." - Backstage Pass.

"Love, Question Mark is a brilliant piece with which to open the New Diorama Theatre. Robert Gillespie has cleverly penned a contemplative piece that throws up resounding, trans-generational issues about relationships and loneliness...A stand-out performance by Clare Cameron." - Spoonfed.

"Fast-paced and very funny...A sharp and witty show, deftly directed by Gillespie...Wonderfully performed by Stuart Sessions and Clare Cameron. It challenges us to be curious about our ideas of love, and to look for our own truth." - British Theatre Guide.

“Gillespie’s new play challenges us to think outside the box...The writing which teeters into black comedy is witty, acerbic with lots of brilliant one liners, many with a wealth of meaning behind them.” - ThePublicReviews.com.

More reviews of the play can be found here.

"Love, Question Mark" is the first play in the Power of Three trilogy. Please see our dedicated website for more on the Power of Three - www.powerofthree.biz