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The Friday Night Play
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Reductio Ad Absurdum were asked by Interaction to present a brand new show for the Worldcon. As a company
specialising in epics they quickly realised that there was one epic they had yet to lampoon, one comic
Everest left to climb: Star Wars! And so, with malice aforethought, they set about creating an ambitious
production that would cover the entire six movies in one hour - no mean feat considering the script had to be
finished six months before the final movie came out.
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It was thus with great pleasure (and not a little trepidation) that Interaction was proud to present as
its Friday night spectacular in the Clyde Auditorium, Reductio Ad Absurdum's Lucas Back In Anger. The
show began at 8 pm and finished around 9 pm, or whenever the audience had had enough.
In the show you could see spectacular special effects (spectacular in the sense that they were quite convincing
despite being made of cardboard and string), a cast of thousands (if thousands turned up) and a helpful guide to
dealing with Ewoks. The usual Reductio cast of three was augmented to eight in an attempt to fill the huge
stage and share the blame.
Attendees could expect an hour of silliness, and a lifetime of regret. And the first
1000 people to turn up even received a special free souvenir gift of the show.
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Lucas Back In Anger - Hugo Nominated 
Interaction was delighted (almost as much as the cast and crew ...) when Lucas Back in Anger was nominated for
the 2006 Hugo Awards, in the Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form category. We thank all those who enjoyed
the show and decided to nominate the event.
You can see slides and clips from the Play on RAA's web site which can be found
here.
Who Are Reductio Ad Absurdum?
Reductio Ad Absurdum was formed in 1995 to perform Dune, or the Sand of Music at Intersection, the previous
Glasgow Worldcon. Consisting of only 3 members (Phil Raines, Ian Sorensen and Jackie McRobert) you might think
it odd that they tackled a work of such huge scope and epic scale as Dune, but that's how stupid they are.
The show was a huge success, filling to overflowing the main hall in the Central Hotel where the Fan Programme
was located. The 500 or so people who saw that historic first performance left the show with big smiles on their
faces - delighted to get out after an hour of rather bizarre theatrics. All the shows have audience participation,
at one time being a giant worm, at another providing the sound of a dying koala bear and even acting as human
generators to recharge a battery composed of Barbie dolls.
Encouraged by the success of Dune, the team went on to create Bladerunner, or Carry On Replicating in 1997,
beginning a tradition of shows for Eastercons that always play to capacity crowds. In 1998 the team moved away
from pastiching one epic and took on the job of subverting the entire time travel genre in A Complete Waste of
Time. To mark the choice of Lord of the Rings as the book of the millennium, Reductio produced a spaghetti
western called A Fistful of Hobbits at the 2000 Eastercon. In the most recent show The Matrix: Remaindered
the audience saw Reductio's ever popular stagehand, Noel Collyer, appear as Trinity in a tighter than skin tight
latex catsuit. Some are are still in therapy.
Tickets and Admission
All members of Interaction were of course invited to attend the play as part of their membership. Doors opened
at 7 pm, for a prompt start at 8 pm.
Non-members were also able to attend by buying event tickets at a cost of £5 each. These tickets could be bought
in person from the cast members, online via Interaction's website, or on the door at the event itself.
The total audience in the Clyde Auditorium for the play was estimated at 1800 people.
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Page last updated 6th May 2006
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