Review of Shoot 2 Win
 | "No weak-link in this team" by Graham Trelfer for remotegoat on 12/09/08 |  |
Sure it sounds mushy when I write it like that and you are probably thinking that this is the same as hundreds of other underdog sporting stories from Rocky to Dodgeball and you would be wrong. The main reason is the sport doesn't matter, it is just the catalyst that brings these characters together. You really don't care if they win games, let alone the tournament because the character story arcs are so interesting that you would much rather see that play out in the dressing room than on the court.
The play is excellently scripted, the characters brilliantly observed, it would be easy to paint the girls with a broad brush making them cliches and one dimensional, but over the course of the play we get to see the many sides of their personality. Each character gets a monologue where they express a feeling that might never be revealed to the other characters but we, as the audience, have that extra insight.
The play manages to move through emotions at a hectic pace. One second you can be laughing, the next holding back a tear, you can feel good when the girls pull together and angry when they begin to self destruct. A fight can turn into laugh, a villain into a hero, it is always a surprise and rarely seems forced.
The cast is unanimously excellent, I have no idea how much the actresses are like the characters they play, but the casting is perfect from the way they look to how they perform. Furthermore it is great to see the black community portrayed on stage and while I am aware of some jokes flying over my head, they certainly hit the spot with the massively enthusiastic audience I shared the experience with.
I don't give out 5 stars often, but here, it is most assuredly deserved.Add your review? Have your say, add your review
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