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Private Fears in Public Places

Presented by Zeitgeist Stage Company at BCA Plaza Theatre

February 12-March 6, 2010

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Alan Ayckbourn’s PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES seamlessly moves among the interconnected lives of six Londoners as they search for connections in a congested, cosmopolitan city of seven million. The story moves briskly between apartment-hunting, solitary boozing, dating agency disappointments, VCR porn viewing, and a sour, bedridden patient getting more than he expects from a care-giver. Featuring 54 scenes – some of them wordless - in 100 minutes without an intermission, Private Fears is not a typical Ayckbourn comedy. The playwright’s best known works here in the US frequently feature heightened comic situations and farcical elements. Private Fears is a subtler piece resonating with both humor and humanity.

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    BCA Plaza Theatre

    527 Tremont Street
    Boston , MA 02118

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    February 12-March 6, 2010

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    Wednesday & Thursday @ 7:30 PM Friday @ 8 PM Saturday @ 4 & 8 PM Sunday @ 4 PM

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    • Event Name: Private Fears in Public Places
      "Good show"
      Review posted by: JM from Sunnyvale, CA, Mar 16, 2010
      

      Great performance by the believable drunk guy. Some funny lines. The story was a bit uneven, especially the connection with the bartender. I couldn't quite understand his role in the play. But... Expand

      Great performance by the believable drunk guy. Some funny lines. The story was a bit uneven, especially the connection with the bartender. I couldn't quite understand his role in the play. But overall good show. Collapse

    • Event Name: Private Fears in Public Places
      "Well acted and great staging"
      Review posted by: KDR from Boston, Mar 02, 2010
      

      Intimate theatre, no intermission, a great script and good acting make for a wonderful experience...

      Intimate theatre, no intermission, a great script and good acting make for a wonderful experience...

    • Event Name: Private Fears in Public Places
      "Alan Ayckbourn's Comedy of Desire"
      Review posted by: Bill Marx/The Arts Fuse from Somerville, MA, Feb 27, 2010
      

      Alan Ayckbourn is a playwright who has grown on me by growing out of himself. At least his most recent plays, such as 2004’s “Private Fears in Public Places,” represent a refreshingly... Expand

      Alan Ayckbourn is a playwright who has grown on me by growing out of himself. At least his most recent plays, such as 2004’s “Private Fears in Public Places,” represent a refreshingly haiku-esque departure from the intricately constructed, large scale semi-farces he is most identified with, such as “The Norman Conquests” and “House & Garden.” Popular as these shows have been, here and aboard, they have always struck me, despite their ambition, as thin comic gruel, partly because they fall somewhere in-between farce and sit-com. “Private Fears” suggests Ayckbourn has left that unsatisfying comic netherworld (perhaps after 70 scripts he has finally exhausted it) and is writing plays that, to their credit, fit neither category. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Private Fears in Public Places
      "Good show"
      Review posted by: JM from Sunnyvale, CA, Mar 16, 2010
      

      Great performance by the believable drunk guy. Some funny lines. The story was a bit uneven, especially the connection with the bartender. I couldn't quite understand his role in the play. But... Expand

      Great performance by the believable drunk guy. Some funny lines. The story was a bit uneven, especially the connection with the bartender. I couldn't quite understand his role in the play. But overall good show. Collapse

    • Event Name: Private Fears in Public Places
      "Well acted and great staging"
      Review posted by: KDR from Boston, Mar 02, 2010
      

      Intimate theatre, no intermission, a great script and good acting make for a wonderful experience...

      Intimate theatre, no intermission, a great script and good acting make for a wonderful experience...

    • Event Name: Private Fears in Public Places
      "Alan Ayckbourn's Comedy of Desire"
      Review posted by: Bill Marx/The Arts Fuse from Somerville, MA, Feb 27, 2010
      

      Alan Ayckbourn is a playwright who has grown on me by growing out of himself. At least his most recent plays, such as 2004’s “Private Fears in Public Places,” represent a refreshingly... Expand

      Alan Ayckbourn is a playwright who has grown on me by growing out of himself. At least his most recent plays, such as 2004’s “Private Fears in Public Places,” represent a refreshingly haiku-esque departure from the intricately constructed, large scale semi-farces he is most identified with, such as “The Norman Conquests” and “House & Garden.” Popular as these shows have been, here and aboard, they have always struck me, despite their ambition, as thin comic gruel, partly because they fall somewhere in-between farce and sit-com. “Private Fears” suggests Ayckbourn has left that unsatisfying comic netherworld (perhaps after 70 scripts he has finally exhausted it) and is writing plays that, to their credit, fit neither category. Collapse

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