Ghost Boy

Synopsis

Bringing together Grime, Dubstep, Ska, Puppetry, Hip-Hop Theatre, Street Art and Dance: Ghost Boy is an energetic piece of theatre brought to you by an range of artists. 20 Stories High is one of the country’s most vibrant and ground-breaking theatre companies. Lemonade Estate. A place that people have forgotten, a place where the kids are running wild... Community elder, Dennis has had enough of the 'little demons' running round the estate; he decides to take the law into his own hands and transforms himself into vigilante superhero 'Fly Man'. Meanwhile on the other side of the estate... we meet Jamal, a boy whose life changes forever after an 'incident' on the back field. Jamal holds a deep, dark secret...The secret of... Ghost Boy

Our Review:

6 March 2010

Set on the Lemonade Estate against a backdrop of disillusionment, poverty, lack of opportunity and gang culture, Ghost Boy tackles some of the issues facing society today.

The communal areas of the estate have been taken over by Jamal (Tachia Newall) and his gang, much to the distress of Dennis (Everal A. Walsh), a resident of the estate from another, older generation who has been troubled and angered by the disintegration of his local community and the grip this gang have over the local area, particularly the communal areas such as the local park.

Taking the law into his own hands, Dennis adopts a superhero persona and becomes a local vigilante with limited success.  In the course of his activities he crosses paths with Jamal; who is hiding a guilty secret that is eating him up inside and eventually leads to his downfall.

From the outset this production seems confused as to its purpose. Does it seek to entert...

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