Cotton Wool
From: Tuesday, 1st April 2008
To: Saturday, 26 April 2008
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Synopsis
"What we saw was real. It was our mammy. She's come to find us." Callum and Gussie have just left their mother's funeral. On the beach, they see something floating in the sea. It can't be what it looks like. Can it? Cotton Wool is a lyrical tale of lives on the edge. It thrillingly weaves in mythic tales from Scotland's past to create an unforgettable drama that manages to be both humane and fantastical.
Our Review:
10 April 2008
Brothers Callum and Gussie have just lost their mother. Looking out to sea shortly after the funeral, Gussie is convinced he sees her in the form of a mythical Selkie (a human in seal form). For the next few days, the boys scan the water from the Kirkcaldy cliff-tops in the desperate hope that she will make it to shore. But conflict soon appears in the form of Harriet, an attractive young runaway who has joined them at the “end of the world” to seek her father.
As a premise, this may all sound rather fantastical and somewhat implausible. But, thanks to powerhouse performances from the cast (particularly Joseph Arkley and Owen Whitelaw as the brothers), it doesn’t take long before all traces of disbelief have been suspended. This is largely thanks to the rare level of understanding that writer Ali Taylor shows for his protagonists. There is real anger underscoring the action, as these parentless children cling to each other for support after the ab...
Creative
Ali Taylor (Author)
Theatre 503 (Producer)
Buckle for Dust (Producer)
Lisa Spirling (Director)
Polly Sullivan (Design)
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