Angle at the Bush - Repentance/Behind the Lines
From: Monday, 30th January 2012
To: Saturday, 11 February 2012
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Synopsis
An explosive double bill of new, short plays found in West London. ANGLE's mission is to uncover raw, local writing talent and marry it with professional theatre makers to produce vibrant, unheard voices for the British stage.
Our Review:
Theo Bosanquet - 2 February 2012
Innovatively staged in an upstairs room at the Bush’s new library home, this double-bill of plays from Mediah Ahmed and Neil Daley provides a glimpse of two writing talents to watch, even if neither piece quite feels like the finished article.
Ahmed’s Repentance centres on the relationship between a Muslim girl and her black boyfriend. Intriguingly told through windows ripped in a paper wall, it’s a Romeo and Juliet story for contemporary London, leading to a similarly bleak conclusion.
“We’re different,” she says. “We fit,” he replies, entwining their fingers. It’s a straightforward message honestly told, and Ade Oyefeso and Mandeep Dhillon effectively convey the straightened agony of the young lovers.
A sharp change of gear heralds Daley’s contribution, Behind the Lines, energetically played out in a boxing ring space formed by police tape (there is no seating, so the audien...
Creative
Mediah Ahmed (Repentance) (Author)
Neil Daley (Behind the Lines) (Author)
Blanche McIntyre (Director)
Dick Bird (Design)
Gary Bowman (Lighting)
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