Bull
From: Wednesday, 6th February 2013
To: Saturday, 23 February 2013
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Synopsis
Bille as "a razor sharp play about office politics; or playground bullying - depending which side you're on"
Our Review:
Sophie Bush - 11 February 2013
Mike Bartlett's new play is about office bullying and the survival of the fittest. Even the audience seem to match the design concept; bright young things, clustering round Soutra Gilmour's striking boxing-ring set, elbows on the rails, as Christopher Shutt's pre-show sound design pumps out "Eye of the Tiger".
The play is one continuous scene, over in less than an hour; it's pace and tone relentless; there is barely time to breathe. Under Peter Mumford's stark fluorescent strip-lighting and on Gilmour's nasty, institutional carpet, there is nowhere to hide, but fortunately no need to. The main trio of protagonists, played by Adam James, Eleanor Matsuura and Sam Troughton never drop the ball, and have been expertly cast. Matsuura commands the stage with a steely, equine beauty, and James' effortless arrogance is the perfect foil to Troughton's pathetic underdog.
The frightening impact of Bartlett's writing is that when Matsuura's character explains that ...
Cast
Adam James (Tony)
Adrian Lukis (Carter)
Eleanor Matsuura (Isobel)
Sam Troughton (Thomas)
Creative
Mike Bartlett (Author)
Sheffield Theatres (Producer)
Clare Lizzimore (Director)
Soutra Gilmour (Design)
Peter Mumford (Lighting)
Christopher Shutt (Sound)
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