05 June 2018
OMG!!! I don't know what to say about a show that we have already done a review of here at SpikeMike.
Open Clasp once again make the north east proud with this fantastic show. Roma Yagnik needs a special mention for the music - when you walked in Sting was playing (Every Step You Take) but sometimes it skipped then continued from the same spot.
Set in a cube in the centre of the stage we meet Suzy, played by the much travelled but great local actor Christina Berriman Dawson, and Jen who is played by adopted Geordie Eilidh Talman.
The two women are connected by James (who is never seen).
The story takes us through the whirlwind romances that both girls have with him and what goes wrong.
It's hard for a man to watch, and to think this happens in real life makes me angry.
The story is a real one from real people and it does happen!
Anna Reid did a fantastic job with the set design and Ali Hunter used the lighting to great effect especially at the end.
Open Clasp's Artistic Director and Writer has once again created a play that brings feelings out of you that you didn't know existed.
Charlotte Bennett did a great job with this show taking the issue and bringing the page off the paper.
For me the thing that made it stand out wasn't what was said and done but what wasn't!!
As a member of the audience You had to create the image of James in your head and picture him to make him seem real.
The Boxing Scene was hard hitting and really packed a punch (pun intended) and Robby Graham who I forgot to include in the above bit deserves credit for this part and all the movement.
I don't think I will ever see a show like this again (and I would go see it again). I look forward to seeing the next show by Open Clasp.
On until Saturday 9th of June
Reuben Hiles
