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Tape

Trafalgar Studios (previously the Whitehall), West End
From: Wednesday, 10th October 2012
To: Saturday, 10 November 2012

Our Review: starstarstar

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Synopsis

When aspiring filmmaker Jon meets up with his best friend from high school, Vince - a volatile drug-dealing dropout, the conversation turns to Amy, Vince's first love, whom they both dated. Vince finally gets Jon to confess a disturbing secret, only then to reveal he has taped the entire conversation and that Amy is about to arrive any minute...

Our Review: starstarstar

Theo Bosanquet - 15 October 2012

The tiny Trafalgar Studios 2 has become synonymous with the casting of soap stars in mediocre plays. Witness recent examples Third Floor, Step 9 (of 12) and Chicken.

Tape deviates slightly from this rule in that Stephen Belber's 1999 play, centring on the highly topical issue of the definition of rape, is actually rather good, even if its headline star (EastEnder Marc Elliott) also proves its weak spot.

Set in a motel room in Lansing, Michigan, where media types have gathered for a film festival, it sees 28-year-old Vince (Elliott), a drug dealing drop out, confront his student friend Jon (Darren Bransford) with the accusation he raped a former flame during their college years.

The title refers to a sting Vince performs whereby he records his friend’s confession on a dictaphone, instigating a tussle over the tape. But a neat twist comes when the girl in question, Amy (an icy cool Kate Loustau) sh...

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