Autobahn
From: Tuesday, 10th November 2009
To: Saturday, 14 November 2009
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Synopsis
Autobahn is a collection of plays that, in true LaBute style, deal with some hardhitting subject matter with characteristically dark humour, presenting characters that audience members can simultaneously empathise with and be repulsed by. This is a production that revels in its ambiguity, with the lines blurred between good and bad, hero and villain, aggressor and victim.
Our Review:
10 November 2009
Walking into the auditorium of the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, you cannot be altogether certain of the night ahead of you. Immediate reflexes drive you to look all around and inhale the simple, charming set consisting of tea lights, chairs and plastic toy cars. From the moment that the lights dim and six figures dressed in black appear on the stage, the audience sit silently intrigued. Initially wondering whether this performance is going to be merely dreary and depressing, my thoughts are very much contradicted. I am in for one hell of a ride.
There is not one direct storyline - there are six, each of which interlink in the front seat of a car. This compilation of monologues and sometimes awkward conversations establish the relationships between various characters. We are drawn in by a sense of hilarity, but as the play continues we are confronted with hard hitting situations of discomfort, desperation, paranoia, vengeance and optimism. The insight into these peoples' lives is so e...
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Theatre Jezebel (Company)
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