Pleasance Theatre Islington Presents I'LL ALWAYS THINK OF YOU THAT WAY

Mackenzie & McGuire return to The Pleasance Islington after their critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh festival, with their comic odyssey I'll Always Think Of You That Way. Described as ‘a cross between French & Saunders and Hugh Hughes', their uniquely funny bitter-sweet style has brought a long-awaited originality to the contemporary comedy scene.

Savannah lives part-time in Sunnydale Rehabilitation Retreat, full-time in her head. She and Alison meet somewhere in between.

I'll Always Think Of You That Way is a darkly comic play in one act, focussing on cake-obsessed Alison as she reminisces over the years spent with her unlikely friend Savannah, and the bizarre array of characters that inhabit their world.

Savannah meets Alison's Auntie Molly who has recently been run over by a mechanised wheelchair on the Isle of Wight. Alison is persuaded to join Matchpoints Dating Agency, where Lynn test drives every man that signs up, apart from the mingers. Plus Cafeteria & Ciabatta make their debut at the Post Office Hall over-the-town with their rap ‘Got Jumped in KFC (They Took My Wings Off Me)'

Octavia Mackenzie and Ashley McGuire have been writing and performing together since 2008. I'll Always Think Of You That Way, their debut production was a sell-out success at the Canal Café, London before successfully transferring to The Pleasance Islington. Since then they have written and performed a Radio 4 spoof for The Wireless Theatre Company, which has been the top download on their site since its release. The WTC have commissioned them to write another show. They have also written and performed for Comedy Box. Their sketch ‘Kensington Rhyming Slang' is gaining 100's of hits on youtube daily.

Whilst onstage at the Edinburgh Festival 2009, Octavia snapped her Achilles tendon, halfway through their very successful run of ‘I'll Always Think Of You That Way'. However, the BBC were in the audience that day and saw enough of the show to snap them up! They are currently working on a sitcom pilot of the show with BBC Comedy, which they hope to get commissioned sometime this year.

Both professional actresses, Ashley has just finished filming the last two Harry Potter films, playing a Death Eater, one of Voldemort's Generals. She recently appeared in Harry Brown with Michael Caine. Octavia can be seen on Comedy Box in the highly acclaimed serial The Very Real Adventures Of Batman And Robin and has a distinction in Medieval Weaponry with Michael Caine.
‘PICK OF THE DAY' - The Guardian

www.mackenzieandmcguire.co.uk

Venue: Pleasance Theatre Islington
Dates: 15th - 21st March 2010
Time: 8pm - 9pm
Box office: 020 7609 1800
Internet: www.pleasance.co.uk
Address: Pleasance Theatre Islington, Carpenters Mews, North Road, London, N7 9JF
Nearest tube: Caledonian Road

 

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