Red Lashes
Wed, 9 Apr 2008, 07:54 amGordon the Optom1 post in thread
Red Lashes
Wed, 9 Apr 2008, 07:54 am Story is quite intricate but beautifully written, and unwinds mainly through the relating and singing of Sharney Nougher and Brendan Ewing. It is the tale of three generations of a family who moved into the cursed mining town of Gwelves.
The grandfather becomes ill and dies, leaving his son and wife (Michelle Robin Anderson) to fight for a living. The wife deserts her husband and their new baby (Oda Aunan). Will the mother return? How will the father cope?
The auditorium is the main garage of the City Farm. Inside this barn is a small wooden shack (designer Pippa Davis). The premise’s lighting facilities were probably nil, and yet Chris Isaacs has come up with some VERY effective and complex lighting. Considering there was no changing room, no apparent storage for props and only the most basic of set, the adaptability was amazing. New outfits kept appearing, as did strange and intriguing props. And we even saw what the inside of the shack was like. This is the third or fourth version of this play over the past 3 years, but the quality just keeps getting richer. It has a fair amount of adult content so the show is not really for children. Several of the characters are simple puppets, operated by the cast but it is mainly human acting. Parts of the storyline are projected onto two small screens as silhouettes and shadowgraphs.
Director, Tim Watts, has given great value for money. There is sad drama, comedy, and puppetry, singing, dancing and quality production. Sharney’s jazz signing is wonderful, followed by a soft shoe shuffle by the cast.
A unique experience, good fun and very cleverly put together.
Story is quite intricate but beautifully written, and unwinds mainly through the relating and singing of Sharney Nougher and Brendan Ewing. It is the tale of three generations of a family who moved into the cursed mining town of Gwelves.
The grandfather becomes ill and dies, leaving his son and wife (Michelle Robin Anderson) to fight for a living. The wife deserts her husband and their new baby (Oda Aunan). Will the mother return? How will the father cope?
The auditorium is the main garage of the City Farm. Inside this barn is a small wooden shack (designer Pippa Davis). The premise’s lighting facilities were probably nil, and yet Chris Isaacs has come up with some VERY effective and complex lighting. Considering there was no changing room, no apparent storage for props and only the most basic of set, the adaptability was amazing. New outfits kept appearing, as did strange and intriguing props. And we even saw what the inside of the shack was like. This is the third or fourth version of this play over the past 3 years, but the quality just keeps getting richer. It has a fair amount of adult content so the show is not really for children. Several of the characters are simple puppets, operated by the cast but it is mainly human acting. Parts of the storyline are projected onto two small screens as silhouettes and shadowgraphs.
Director, Tim Watts, has given great value for money. There is sad drama, comedy, and puppetry, singing, dancing and quality production. Sharney’s jazz signing is wonderful, followed by a soft shoe shuffle by the cast.
A unique experience, good fun and very cleverly put together.