		Another Ugly Duckling Tale
		2006 SAN FRANCISCO FRINGE FESTIVAL AUDIENCE REVIEWS
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CLICK HERE FOR RECENT REVIEWS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER CLICK ON PLAY FOR AUDIENCE REVIEWS FOR THAT PLAY @six 21/One Another Ugly Duckling Tale BabyLove Before the End A Boy Called Noise cruel & unusual Curriculum Vitae Eating Skeletons Exiles Fall and Rise of the Rising Fallen Flamenco con Fusion Fuse Get It? Got it. Good! Get Laughs or Die Tryin' Irma at the Movies & Frozen Just For Laughs Kingdom of Not Neon Man and Me nEO sURREALIST sYSTEMS Pomp & Circumstance Readiness is All Revolving Madness sally: MIA / Sheepish Secret Ruths of Island House Sisyphus on Vacation Stone Trilogy, Three Tales Thanatics - A Rock Opera This Lily Was (Fontana) Thrilling Adventures of Elvis in Space Tilting at Transformations Visiting Bertha Waiting for Bordeaux Where the Sun Don't Shine Woof, Daddy Yellow Fever Express Yorick & Co.		Play: Another Ugly Duckling Tale Reviewer: Richard Sah 4 Stars A charming and touching story of a woman who has managed to overcome internal and external obstacles to start a new, fulfilling career late in life. This is a funny and very honest one-woman play. Play: Another Ugly Duckling Tale Reviewer: Mia Paschal A short, simple story told with honesty and grace. Ms. Barnes is lovely to watch, and I was drawn in. I could have seen more - I wasn't unsatisfied, but I would have been happy to spend more time hearing what she has to say. Play: Another Ugly Duckling Tale Reviewer: John Rackham 3 Stars An entertaining and truthful account of Jacqui Barnes move from married stability through a search for validation as an actor to the discovery that she already was what she wanted to be. I heard someone ask why, if she doesn't need to be an actor, is she putting on a show in the Fringe. Well, she's clearly having fun with it, which as good a reason as any. Play: Another Ugly Duckling Tale Reviewer: Fringe already? 3 Stars There is a realness that just eminates from this show. Very likable , engaging actress who presents a believale tale of someone searching for their identity after the kids have grown and the husband has left. "I know. I'll be an actress." Why not? On the short side at 30 minutes (and priced at only $6) and the ending did come a bit abruptly considering how well everything had been developed until then , but well worth seeing. And I'd much rather see a solid show where you wished it would go on for a bit longer than a 60 minute show where they only have 20 minutes of real material. Play: Another Ugly Duckling Tale Reviewer: Diane 4 Stars Great story; I hung on to every word waiting to see what happened next. Yes, the ending came a bit too quickly, without enough development to make it comfortable. I'll bet she adds to the show as the week goes on, though. Play: Another Ugly Duckling Tale Reviewer: Jay Martin 3 Stars Charming! The self-told story of a British woman taking acting classes, once the children have grown. Never again will I wonder why there are so many well-trained British actors, since it seems that classes are advertised in every British newspaper! It's a gentle, comforting show, but so brief that it doesn't feel complete. (I think she could take questions from the audience at the end, or else invite any actors in the audience to stand and perform an audition monolog.) Because it's short, it's an excellent show to see at 10:00 or else immediately before another show you think will have a long line for tickets.