Filmed Versions of Plays with or by Paul Rapsey

I have made several videos of plays I have performed live written by other playwrights as well as by myself. These were made from tapes I made for rehearsal purposes. The following were not originally created as films:

Filmed December 2015 - Bed Among the Lentils by Alan Bennett: https://youtu.be/2TKUE028HG8

Filmed Spring 2017 - The Importance of Being Oscar by Micheal mac Liammoir: https://youtu.be/4Nc7qIwoQ54

Filmed Spring 2019 - The Lace by Paul Rapsey: https://youtu.be/J-VjEdGP2FQ

The following were made as films, although the scripts were written by me to be stage plays. They were made with no budget on the most basic equipment. Several of them have been shown in theatres and at independent film festivals where they achieved some recognition of merit.

Filmed in the fall of 2020 - Fiddelity by Paul Rapsey: https://youtu.be/ykMaW6AG7m4

Filmed in spring of 2021 - One's Company by Paul Rapsey: https://youtu.be/LbKHNCG4pDE (also performed live)

Filmed in the spring of 2022 and revised in spring of 2024 - Desperately Seeking Samuel by Paul Rapsey: https://youtu.be/gXUsxb1QI6k (also performed live)

Filmed in the late spring of 2023 - What's in a Name by Paul Rapsey: https://youtu.be/gEo_rT62rd8 (also performed live)

Filmed in early spring 2024 - The Little Wooden House by Paul Rapsey: https://youtu.be/kUi7COoPjlc (also performed live)

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Playwright Turned Author

BOOK LAUNCH There is murder in the air in a sleepy, unsuspecting village on the banks of a tidal river in Nova Scotia. “ Murder on the Pony Express Way ” by Paul Rapsey, a resident of Granville Ferry, will be released in paperback format at a book launch at Bainton’s Mad Hatter Bookstore in Annapolis Royal on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Stay on for Happy Hour at the Mad Hatter Wine Bar. The book is a whimsical murder mystery that takes place in the early 2020s. The historic village is located on the roadway travelled briefly by the mid-19 th century Pony Express riders carrying mail between Halifax and Victoria Beach in Nova Scotia. The characters may be flawed, but they are loveable. Although Paul has published other works, this is his first fictional novel. Josh Anderson at Amazon Books, which will be releasing the book for online purchases and e-readers in the late spring or early summer, wrote that the book is “ …a delightful read… W...

Samuel Benefit a Success

The sold out performance of Desperately Seeking Samuel was a success. The production raised $800 for the Champlain Elementary School breakfast and lunch programme. The cheque will be presented to the school at the end of month at the school assembly by request of the principal, Jan Ross. Paul Rapsey performed both the role of Samuel in the main play and of Marianna in the Epilogue. The powerful Epilogue was not in the film version. Audience members who had already seen the film, repeatedly said how different the play was from the film version. It had more energy and less darkness. Paul says that is because an actor feeds off an audience. An actor cannot do that in a film. In his brief introduction, Paul said the play was not a linear one. He described it as like a slow paced road trip of discovery. It starts off in the early morning darkness. Sometimes the road is smooth and straight. Sometimes one is dodging potholes. There are curves and bends. Sometimes the scenery is stunning...

Fiddelity Screening to be held in Cobourg

A screening of the film "Fiddelity" is to take place at the Loft Cinema in Cobourg, Ontario on Tuesday, December 15, at 2:00 p.m. The three actors, now living in Nova Scotia, coincidently all have a long and strong connexion with this lovely town on Lake Ontario. Seating in this small theatre is restricted to 18 people by reason of Covid-19. The show, which was by open invitation, has quickly sold out and there is a waiting list pending any cancellations. Admission is by Goodwill offering to the local Food Bank. I have performed two shows in this lovely 50-seat theatre: Alan Bennett's "Bed Among the Lentils",. and Micheal macLiammoire's "The Importance of Being Oscar". Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend this event.

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