When We Wake
Wed, 14 Sept 2011, 08:27 amGordon the Optom6 posts in thread
When We Wake
Wed, 14 Sept 2011, 08:27 am‘When We Wake’ is a collection of visceral tales, initiated by emerging writer, Michael Collins, with input from the cast. It is presented by The Blue Room Theatre and ‘The Clap Your Hands Collective’. The performances run nightly at the Blue Room Theatre, James Street, Northbridge, each evening at 7.00 pm until Saturday 1st October.
The lights come up to show a massive pile of suitcases, dozens of them, all shapes and sizes piled up around the stage. The five story threads run in quick succession, eventually blending to give a single storyline.
Red Road written by Emma D’Orazio A scruffy, teenage girl (Caris Eves) drags a large metal trunk along the ground. Her young, bedraggled brother (Alex Brittan) catches up with her. The stray homeless children decide to look inside the trunk and find that it is full of vegetables and fruit, which they devour with gusto.
This story continues in patches between the play’s other four threads.
Packing written by Jordan Nix Another young couple, Freda (Holly Garvey) is ordering her autistic (?) brother (Jordan Nix) to hurry up and pack as much as he can – time is running out. They argue about how much clothing they can take and what is necessary.
Leather by Michael Collins A couple meet for a cup of coffee. It is obvious that once they had a true reciprocated love for each other, but now, under all of this stress, the young man (Chris Hill) can only hurl insults at his beautiful friend (Caris Eves).
Inroads by Holly Garvey Two friends (Charles Wu and Thomas Vowles) have decided to leave the city and go for a long walk along the coast. However storm clouds develop and things are looking bleak for the couple. The bird life is looking agitated.
11.04 written by Louise Cocks and Michael Collins A couple of lovers are sitting on the south bank of the river, looking at the cityscape, recalling their happy times together.
The soundscape by Will Slade is truly outstanding, with storms, explosions and general background noises, superbly constructed and recorded.
Projected onto a wall is, at first glances, a simple panoramic animation (Rohan Harnett) however these clever pictures have many hidden meanings and complement the five story threads, the good lighting design (Duncan Sharp) and sound effects. Shelby Shaw’s well-considered costumes vary from a beautiful dress to Vinnie’s rejects.
The plays are very powerfully directed by Michael Collins and his assistant director Andrew Thom. The actors are all very strong, focused and perform well, however I felt the storylines need to be much more varied in genre and detail to hold interest.
A very clever idea that doesn’t quite get there, but I am sure that the cast are the kind who will play on the details, and that the season will improve.
‘When We Wake’ is a collection of visceral tales, initiated by emerging writer, Michael Collins, with input from the cast. It is presented by The Blue Room Theatre and ‘The Clap Your Hands Collective’. The performances run nightly at the Blue Room Theatre, James Street, Northbridge, each evening at 7.00 pm until Saturday 1st October.
The lights come up to show a massive pile of suitcases, dozens of them, all shapes and sizes piled up around the stage. The five story threads run in quick succession, eventually blending to give a single storyline.
Red Road written by Emma D’Orazio A scruffy, teenage girl (Caris Eves) drags a large metal trunk along the ground. Her young, bedraggled brother (Alex Brittan) catches up with her. The stray homeless children decide to look inside the trunk and find that it is full of vegetables and fruit, which they devour with gusto.
This story continues in patches between the play’s other four threads.
Packing written by Jordan Nix Another young couple, Freda (Holly Garvey) is ordering her autistic (?) brother (Jordan Nix) to hurry up and pack as much as he can – time is running out. They argue about how much clothing they can take and what is necessary.
Leather by Michael Collins A couple meet for a cup of coffee. It is obvious that once they had a true reciprocated love for each other, but now, under all of this stress, the young man (Chris Hill) can only hurl insults at his beautiful friend (Caris Eves).
Inroads by Holly Garvey Two friends (Charles Wu and Thomas Vowles) have decided to leave the city and go for a long walk along the coast. However storm clouds develop and things are looking bleak for the couple. The bird life is looking agitated.
11.04 written by Louise Cocks and Michael Collins A couple of lovers are sitting on the south bank of the river, looking at the cityscape, recalling their happy times together.
The soundscape by Will Slade is truly outstanding, with storms, explosions and general background noises, superbly constructed and recorded.
Projected onto a wall is, at first glances, a simple panoramic animation (Rohan Harnett) however these clever pictures have many hidden meanings and complement the five story threads, the good lighting design (Duncan Sharp) and sound effects. Shelby Shaw’s well-considered costumes vary from a beautiful dress to Vinnie’s rejects.
The plays are very powerfully directed by Michael Collins and his assistant director Andrew Thom. The actors are all very strong, focused and perform well, however I felt the storylines need to be much more varied in genre and detail to hold interest.
A very clever idea that doesn’t quite get there, but I am sure that the cast are the kind who will play on the details, and that the season will improve.
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