Review of Hayton on Homicide
 | "Put this in your diary" by David Hutchinson for remotegoat on 12/08/09 |  |
The script was beautifully written, JM Golder does well to get the classic upper class English speech, and the direction allows the dialogue to flow very poetically; lyrically. The problem comes in the scene changes; clumpy and unnecessary they slump the flow of dialogue and allow the tension to drop through the piece. This was my main problem with the production, which was otherwise very stylishly performed and produced. The ensemble worked very effectively together, with some great physical moments employed well by the director to explore the darker elements of the play.
At times some of the performances did feel too big for the intimate space. Adapting the style for the smaller audience would be a good place to further the audience's engagement in the piece. This would allow the horror elements of the piece to organically come about, as opposed to feeling slightly contrived and imposed upon the audience.
The cast did wonderfully, and the script is exciting and sound. Well worth a visit, put this play in your diary.Add your review? Have your say, add your review
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