Blink
From: Thursday, 2nd August 2012
To: Sunday, 26 August 2012
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Synopsis
Blink is the tale of Jonah, Sophie, and a fox called Scruffilitis. It's a love story. A dysfunctional, voyeuristic and darkly funny love story, but a love story all the same.
Our Review:
Theo Bosanquet - 4 August 2012
On a green rug against a forest backdrop an enchanting love story unfolds in this new collaboration between Soho Theatre and Fringe First-winners nabokov.
Jonah (Harry McEntire) and Sophie (Rosie Wyatt) are both orphans of a sort. Rendered lonely by a combination of absent parents and introverted instincts they wind up as neighbours in Leytonstone where, following a surreal first encounter, they're eventually brought together by a near-fatal accident.
From the acoustic soundscape to the off-beat characterisations, Phil Porter's two-hander has the whimsical air of a Daniel Kitson story show and the idiosyncratic humour of a Jason Reitman film.
It doesn't always hit the mark. Longueurs creep in towards the end and there are some clunky plot twists, but nevertheless director Joe Murphy injects enough surprises to keep us guessing and Hannah Clark's compartmentalised design is extremely neat.
But the final word belongs to the performances of Mc...
Latest User Review
Suzanne Johnston - 6 August 2012:
Found it hard to empathise with characters. Not even interesting. Was described as a comedy - one long yawn is more accurate...
Creative
Phil Porter (Author)
Soho Theatre (Producer)
Nabokov (Producer)
Joe Murphy (Director)
Hannah Clark (Design)
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