More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish
25th Nov 2022
This was a first for me at the Alphabetti Theatre in Newcastle and I really enjoyed the experience; it has such quirkiness to it. When I was taken through to the theatre bit itself it was very small with seating all around, so my mind was already wondering what to expect for the night.
The announcement at the beginning sets the scene: we are in a prison. The two actors come out to start the show.
The worlds collide when two people are forced to share a space. Losing their freedom, hope, and dog, they must find a way to be civil or lose all sanity. Only when they are given no other option but to be in each other’s presence, do they find that their lives are more similar than they could have ever imagined. Though they are trapped, they’re finally free.
They both tell their stories with great acting! I found the story and the script and the presentation to be very contemporary and modern in style. They used choreography while describing stories and it just worked so well. The creative director had a great vision with the choreographer helping this project.
The backgrounds involve stories where they have ended up in bad situations which have had an impact on their life. It was so great, and this show would go down well to show other people how much different lives are impacted in so many different situations whether it be mental health, race, religion, LGBTQ+ - it hit on all factors that may have impacted in other people’s lives too.
I must comment about the lighting for such a small theatre and not a lot of lights to work with… the effects they had with the lights were brilliant it changed the mood and the presence of what was going on stage. I loved the shadows on the wall to create the story telling.
Rhian Jade and Papi Jeovani were the writers of this show and performed both parts too. Papi Had great stage presence and he performed with emotion and passion. However, Rhian stole the show for me. I believed every word they said. They painted every word and was dedicated 100% to the performance. I didn’t want it to stop because of Rhian’s acting on stage.
There was only 10 in the audience and there were envelopes for you to pay what you think you should pay to see the show. The show lasted about an hour. I would have paid around £12-£15 to see this due to the story and the acting between two fantastic performers. I hope on our night the small audienc was due to the football as this production deserves a good crowd.
More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish is on till the third of December at the Alphabetti Theatre and you should go to see it!
Lee Brannigan
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