The Deep
From: Tuesday, 4th September 2012
To: Saturday, 15 September 2012
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Synopsis
A young man wakes early one morning and bids farewell to his parents as he heads off for another season on the trawler boat. Once aboard the ship we meet his friends, and hear of their lives at sea together. But as they await arrival on fishing grounds, disaster strikes and all the men are then at the mercy of the sea. Based on a true event. Originally an Icelandic story by Jon Atli Jonasson, it tells the story of how the sea will take as readily as it gives.
Our Review:
Simon Harvey-Williams - 12 September 2012
The Deep opens with a man waking from a vivid dream, we hear the sound of waves lapping and the auditorium appears to be filled with a gentle sea-mist swirling across the stage. This simple but effective opening immediately lulls me in so I forget my surroundings and feel as if I am watching a dream-like snap-shot of one man’s life and possible death.
Graeme Maley’s loose translation of Jon Atli Jonasson’s brief but vivid monologue re-sets the real-life inspired action from Icelandic waters to the North Sea off the Scottish Coast. The change of location feels perfectly natural and I suspect apart from the differences in language these two fishing communities share a great deal in common.
The monologue starts with the young central character narrating his preparations for a long stint fishing aboard a 300-tonne trawler and explores his seemingly simple life on land and at sea. The dialogue paints a vivid and lyrical picture of the rest of the men on-board – particularly ...
Creative
Iain MacDonald (Director)
Halla Groves-Raines (Design)
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