Ink

raesin | 27th August 2011 - 11:12 pm

Excellent 24th August

The play Ink was excellent...

SMS Review | 24th August 2011 - 5:11 pm

I thought the show demonstrated massive potential on the part of the writer. A more inward looking exploration of paternal loss would have allowed sufficient comment on the press, and impressed me more. Esta was performed beautifully!

SMS Review | 24th August 2011 - 3:56 pm

Brilliant show,many thanks:)

mattenbo | 21st August 2011 - 1:52 pm

A dark comedy with deep insights into the grieving process

This play is a study of how Luca de Salle, played by Peter Byrom, copes, or fails to cope, with the grieving process after his father is killed in the 7/7 attacks on London. Luca needs public recognition of his father's life to make some sense of the loss but his father's ordinariness gives little to attract the attention of the press. Only as Luca's life begins to spiral out of control do the media take an interest in sensationalising the story. I found the main characters completely believable and, unlike previous reviewers here, I did not find the last section dragged at all. At this point I was transported into the mind of Luca and I found that it conveyed many insights into the loneliness of the grieving process. The script, by Laura Lexx, tackles a difficult subject - the clash between the media need for the 'inside story' against the individuals need for quiet understanding. Given the difficulty of the subject matter, this play is a particularly remarkable success and it succeeded in making me both laugh and cry. All the actors in Spun Glass Theatre Company (other cast members: Laura Lexx, Linda Large, Marie Rabe, Steve Graney and George Weightman) were excellent and I was totally absorbed within the narrative. I highly recommend attending this play.

Fatzburger | 13th August 2011 - 10:43 am

Subtle but engaging

An engaging and largely well written and acted play,darkly comic in places, which manages to remain subtle while making its point. Suffers slightly from the venue, but then it's free. Well worth watching.

alisonwallace | 12th August 2011 - 1:51 pm

taught, well crafted, witty performance.

An intelligent well crafted and well performed piece of theatre. The writing was witty, and original, and the cast were convincing. (The two surreal journalists are hilarious!) The performance moved along at a good pace, as a young man hovers on the brink of a nervous breakdown, despite the efforts of those around him to bring him back to reality. The performance inexplicably slows down towards the end, almost grinding to a halt at times, with monologues spelling out the moral of the story. At this point the performers lose confidence and falter, badly, which is a great shame after their sterling and entertaining achievement. Good luck to this talented and polished young theatre company!

SMS Review | 11th August 2011 - 4:27 pm

i thought it was funny, subtle, smart. But ditch most of the last third with all the newspapers where everything is spelt out. It is a bit heavy handed because it tells instead of showing!