Way Upstream
From: Thursday, 8th September 2011
To: Saturday, 8 October 2011
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Synopsis
On a river boat, cruising somewhere in the English countryside, Keith, June, Alistair and Emma are messing about on the water. But what begins as a pleasant holiday afloat may be about to run aground! A hit when it was first presented by Alan Ayckbourn in 1981 and again at the Royal National Theatre the following year.
Our Review:
Veronica Crowley - 15 September 2011
What an amazing setting for a play! Who could ever imagine a full size cabin cruiser on a huge expanse of water in the middle of Salisbury Playhouse Theatre?
A technical tour de force would in this instance be an understatement. It is jaw-droppingly effective and highest praise must be heaped on an incredible technical team for staging such an unthinkable set. Such is the realism of the set, sound effects, lighting and movement of the boat one is transported totally to the river rather than as an audience in a theatre.
The sheer agility of the cast, teetering precariously on the rolling boat at times, and quick changing in the depths of the tiny cabins, is to be applauded. For six people to sustain convincing acting on such a small vessel is both comical and admirable.
Alan Ayckbourn is a master of the art of comic storytelling with underpinning messages that are as meaningful today as they perhaps were in 1981, when the play was written. It is about attitudes, po...
Creative
Alan Ayckbourn (Author)
Salisbury Playhouse (Producer)
Lucy Pitman-Wallace (Director)
Janet Bird (Design)
Richard G Jones (Lighting)
Paul Dodgson (Music)
Paul Dodgson (Sound)
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