FEAR OVER FRISCO – TENSE AND BROODING - GREAT FUN
Well to get started, there was a tall good-looking guy
standing in the Lobby Entrance of the Hypnodrome Theatre. I arrived early, but
he said that I would have to wait outside. The PR guy came by and brought me
back into the Lobby and introduced me to the tall good-looking man. We both
remembered that we already knew each other. He was the famous “Czar of Noir” –
Eddie Muller. The PR guy brought me a folding chair to wait for the Theatre to
open. In the meantime – Muller introduced me as a famous writer. Was this a
trick? Are they planning to put me on the scary stage? After all it is Noir
mixed up with deviant and sadistic scenes.
Eddie Muller has written three spell-binding Noir plays
“The Grand Inquisitor”, “Obvious Explanation” and The third play (The Drug) is
directed by the over the top Russell Blackwood. But we love “Over the Top”
screaming. Especially when they put someone’s eyes out.
“Drug” took
place originally in Saigon. Muller rewrote the kinky play to play in San
Francisco. The Czar has made it even kinkier than anyone could imagine. I think
you might want to cover your eyes in some scenes. This is bizarre. You can
expect screams that will freeze up your spine.
Sure it’s Graphic stuff. But it’s made to shock the
audience. You will love the surprise ending where the lights go out completely
for a time. There you are in a real blackout. Scary? Yes! Then in the dark,
strange things happen to the audience in “The Spook Show”. Wow! It’s nerve
racking. Glad I still had some popcorn to chew on.
AS USUAL THE CAST WAS EXTRAORDINARY!
Its their 12th Annual Extravaganza of Terror
and titillation.
(((Lee Hartgrave has contributed many articles to the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Datebook and he also produced a long-running Arts Segment on PBS KQED)))
RATING: THREE GLASSES OF CHAMPAGNE!!! – trademarked-
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