This was a quite extraordinary piece. Weird, in a way that, it seems, only German plays can be weird.
Janie and I often walk away from such strange stuff baffled and dissatisfied, but certainly not on this occasion – we found the piece compelling to watch and entertaining, as well as baffling.
Sixteen very different scenes, ranging from videos with voice-overs, to seemingly straightforward two-handed romantic strife, to a Mandarin Chinese lesson for the audience…
…I suppose it’s all about the abuse of trust – domestic, financial and governmental.
Here is a link to The Gate’s resource on this production – click here…
…and below is the trailer, although the play only gives a passing mention to Brexit – you might expect more Brexit based on the trailer.
Excellent performances from Pia Laborde Noguez and Zephryn Taitte…and indeed from Jude Christian, the ubiquitous director who chose also to appear in this one.
Exceptional use of an infeasible quantity of props in a small space.
We thought the piece was very imaginative indeed and would recommend it highly. Yet another feather in the cap for Ellen MacDougall and her Gate tenure.
It will be interesting to see how critics and other people react to this piece. We saw a preview, but Daisy and I were interviewed for reaction on the way out – so we might well “form part of the conversation”, as the young folk say.
Update: yes, I got my 1.5 seconds of fame in the vox pop – see below but don’t blink or you might miss it:
Go see this show for yourself, if you are able – at the time of writing it has three weeks more to run.
Once it has reviews, this search term – click here – should find them.