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The Silver Darlings

Venue: Assembly Rooms
Where: Edinburgh
Date Reviewed: 10 August 2010
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Neil Gunn's great Scottish novel, adapted by Peter Arnott, is a rites of passage story of the boy, Finn and his mother, Catrine, who has been left to bring him up. It also takes on the bigger theme of a community driven by economic necessity and the tragic injustice of the Highland clearances to earn a living from an inhospitable, harsh sea. There is heart-breaking and familiar tension as Catrine copes with her boy becoming a man and her fears that he will be taken from her like his father before.

The handsomely staged production, directed by Kenny Ireland, is vibrant and atmospheric. A terrific ensemble cast act as Greek chorus with strong performances from Lesley Hart and Duncan Anderson, as mother and son.

The truncation of the epic tale sometimes results in a less than subtle approach to character development. However, The Silver Darlings is good, popular and old-fashioned (meant as a compliment) storytelling done very well.

- by Keith Paterson

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Score	Comment	Date
	Four of us saw the 2.40 PM show on Saturday 14th. It was excellent. All the cast played their parts really well and the set changes were great too. Recommended as a 'must see'. - The Wallace family	16 Aug 10

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