Mom Tri’s Kitchen and Andaman Players' Successful Debut of LOVE Is A Four Letter Word

May 1, 2010 - PRLog -- Mom Tri’s Kitchen’s (at Mom Tri’s Villa Royale hotel) latest event was an entertaining dinner theater featuring Love Is A Four Letter Word, the latest production from the Andaman Players theater group based in Phuket.  

This was the debut performance that premiered to a full house and did not disappoint with its performance that took the audience through the voyage of love. The musical comedy review had something for everyone including ballads and Shakespearean sonnets, comedy skits, poetry, dance and live music.

Accompanying the performance was a 3 course meal from Mom Tri’s own Maître-Cuisinier de France Chef Jean-Noël Lumineau and what seemed to be a never ending flow of Chilean wines   perfectly paired with the mouthwatering dishes. Besides the show itself, the main course  was also a hit;  a medley of grilled sea scallops, pan roasted monkfish, Thai river prawn and Provençal vegetables with a fine sauce of Merlot.

The original idea and content for the show were due to the creative efforts of Baz Daniel, the late Tony Kelsey-Stead and Director Michael Flynn, but the revue was essentially a collaborative effort of all the Andaman Players.

Act One is firmly rooted in the allure of steadfast love, best conveyed by a recitation of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29 by English TV actor Ben Dudley-Foster.

Act Two throws L-O-V-E into full satirical swing with a jaunt into the dark recesses of the human psyche. Laughs come non-stop when blond bombshell Joyce Madbak seduces her music teacher only to be interrupted by an enraged Steve Lawrence.

L-O-V-E offers a Phuketian remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ’Some Enchanted Evening’ about what happens in Patong when an unsuspecting tourist falls for a transvestite.

Act Three attempts to find a conclusion about the impossible topic of love by offering some intellectual clarity as well ageless poetry, modern dance and popular songs. Just when one might be convinced romance is but an illusion, L-O-V-E’s romantic songster collides with the science of love and ultimately prevails in a heartwarming finale that assures us that L-O-V-E is, in fact, all you need.

Andaman Players founder Tony Kelsey-Stead passed away four days before the show however the actors knew Tony would have said “the show must go on”. A tribute was paid to
Kelsey-Stead at the end of the show; it was clear how loved he was by the actors and how much he would be missed.

The show was unanimously declared a great success by all, and as one in-house guest of Mom Tri’s Villa Royale (http://www.villaroyalephuket.com) said, “we didn’t know what to expect but it far exceeded any expectations we had.”

Journalist Malcom Baxter also added, “The Andaman Players were funny, entertaining, professional and I would recommend anyone having the chance to see the show. Of course the dinner setting at Mom Tri’s Kitchen at Villa Royale over looking the sea and menu added an element of sophistication to the quality entertainment.”

Anyone wishing to contact the Andaman Players can email producer Denise Bertrand at dtbertrand@gmail.com or director Michael Flynn malflynn@gmail.com.


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Mom Tri’s Villa Royale is a boutique hotel situated on a headland overlooking the Andaman Sea and the white sand beach of Kata Noi. Thirty-five suites offer the highest standard of privacy and comfort in Phuket’s last hideaway.

Mom Tri’s Villa Royale is a personal creation of renowned artist and Harvard educated architect Mom Luang Tridhosyuth Devakul, a descendant of King Mongkut Rama IV and better known as Mom Tri. http://www.villaroyalephuket.com