We have a split jury on this one. I found the production interesting and entertaining in equal measure. Janie didn’t much like it.
You can read the reviews for yourself – click here and then beyond.
Many of the reviews agree with me. Some of them agree with Janie. It was that sort of production.
Sort of four short plays – the longest, Imp, being an hour or so long and comprising the whole second half. I liked that play the best.
The other three were very short and took up the first half, interspersed with a juggler and an acrobat during the set changes between the three.
Here is a link to the Royal Court resources on this production/collection of plays.
Caryl Churchill stuff is always challenging and a bit different…this production was no different…if you see what I mean.
As a collection of plays, the production touches on themes such as violence in our society, myths and the relentless desire to turn just about anything into a marketing opportunity. The final play, Imp, brings several of those themes together, subtly, in an understated, domestic chamber play.
Excellent cast, direction and design throughout. But the standout performances, for me, were the quartet in Imp: Deborah Findlay, Louisa Harland, Toby Jones and Tom Mothersdale.
We had terrible trouble getting to the Royal Court on time on this occasion – we really must allow more time in future. The journey seems to be taking longer by car now on a Saturday evening and we keep allowing less rather than more time. We arrived in the nick of time. Others didn’t. Our marriage has just about survived the hair-raising journey and the difference of opinion about the production. Just about.