The Maddening Rain
From: Tuesday, 31st August 2010
To: Saturday, 18 September 2010
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Synopsis
Set within the turbulent world of the financial district of the City, this darkly comic play cuts to the heart of the global recession, following the fortunes of a man employed in a major equity finance department as he negotiates his way in the worlds of love and money.
Our Review:
3 September 2010
Nicholas Pierpan’s The Maddening Rain is an unsettling portrayal of a world where people are bought and sold on a trading floor and a sharp look at how the poison inherent in such an environment can pollute anyone.
Performed in a snapshot narrative by the impressive Felix Scott we see one man’s journey from an average Joe with two A Levels to "Big Swinging Dick". Pierpan’s monologue may lack the razz-ma-tazz of Lucy Prebble’s Enron, but the impotent outrage feels as strong in a story which is told gracefully and with a wry gallows humour.
Whilst outwardly smooth Scott, with elegant direction from Matthew Dunster, cleverly reveals the darker recesses of our protagonist with a twitching neurosis which perpetually threatens to envelop this suave chancer. Relaxed and yet maniacal, it is an acutely empathic performance.
Emma Chapman and David Sharrock’s surreal, yet oddly pertinent lighting and sound design ad...
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Nicholas Pierpan (Author)
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