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Live Theatre’s series of short plays range from the joys and perils of gardening to a howl of rage against a cruel stepmother
Anyone remember the olden days? They used to have places called theatres for putting on plays. The funny thing was, they couldn’t cut from scene to scene like they do in the movies. Instead, they had to turn the lights off and get the actors to rearrange the props in the dark.
That’s what Donald McBride does in Gutter Weeds. He plays a green-fingered widower who takes it on himself to maintain his former garden, much to the consternation of Samantha Neale as the new owner. Every time the seasons change in Benjamin Storey’s bittersweet play, McBride moves his plant pots into position in readiness for the next scene.
