Nightsongs

Synopsis

A young couple has a child and their life changes. He's a writer who can't get his work published; depressed and agoraphobic he has withdrawn from his wife and the world. She yearns for life outside the confines of their flat. Nightsongs takes place over one evening with the couple at breaking point, trapped in an urban nightmare of non-communication.

Our Review:

2 February 2010

“They have a child and life changes. He can’t go out and she can’t stay in. He writes words which no one will publish and she takes a lover.”

Before seeing Nightsongs, I thought this tagline must be alluding to the big drama within. Apparently not. In reality, the actual play gives nothing more than those three sentences. Unfortunately, it’s drawn out into an hour of monotonous, repetitive dialogue which neither inspires nor informs.

It is either very brave or very stupid to have a clock on stage unless the play is so gripping one forgets that it's there. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case and I found my eyes fixed on the time rather than the supposed action on stage on more than one occasion.

The play thrives on its repetition, which to a point helps create the suffocating monotony experienced by the young woman. However, after a time the audience are almost screaming at them both to do someth...

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