Absolute Black at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre

Absolute Black

Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre
4850 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood

Love. Lust. Betrayal. Murder. The chilling new noir play from Miss Vanessa Cate.

Thru - Feb 11, 2012

Fridays: 8:30pm

Saturdays: 8:30pm

Price: $15

Show Type: Performance Art

Box Office: 818-202-4120

www.zombiejoes.com

Absolute Black Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...Just as satisfying is the finesse with which Cate pushes past the tropes of the detective procedural to some insightful, touching reflections on sexual politics and unfulfilled physical and emotional longing. All in all, a square deal for your 15 clams."

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- Philip Brandes

LA Weekly - Recommended

"...Supported by Natalie Hyde's period-perfect costumes and makeup, Cate's exaggerated melodrama and broadly expressionistic mise-en-scene moves beyond simple burlesque to approach the transcendent threshold of Charles Ludlam ridiculousness."

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- Bill Raden

LAist - Recommended

"...While the acting and overall flow of Absolute Black is at times so bad it is almost funny, strangely enough, the production emerges as a stylish and entertaining period piece peppered with a few spikes of theatrical brilliance."

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- Mialka Bonadonna Morano

The Tolucan Times - Recommended

"...A fun lovin' whacky murder mystery spoof, loaded with deceptive twists ‘n turns and romantic dalliances … this stylish "old tyme" romp is a lot of fun!"

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- Pat Taylor

LA Stage Times - Recommended

"...I had grown tired of theatricalized parodies of noir films. Most of them are too clever by half and/or get bogged down in inexplicable plots. But Vanessa Cate's Absolute Black at Zombie Joe's revives my interest in the form, because it positions itself closer to the real thing and farther from parody."

- Don Shirley

NoHoArtsDistrict - Recommended

"...This tasty morsel, written and directed by Vanessa Cate, and produced by NoHo's very own Zombie Joe, kicks off the 2012 season from Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group. Don't miss out on this one."

- Kathee Starr

Absolute Black at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre

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Absolute Black Reviews

Los Angeles Times - Recommended

LA Weekly - Recommended

LAist - Recommended

The Tolucan Times - Recommended

LA Stage Times - Recommended

NoHoArtsDistrict - Recommended

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