Ring

Synopsis

You may not know other participants by name but you will recognise them. They have driven you home from airports. They have employed you. They have smiled across crowded pubs. They have cut your hair. They have engaged you in small talk. But that small talk was never small, in fact everything that has been said so far has been to protect you. But now you are no longer sleeping. Ring is a sound journey in complete darkness.

Our Review:

Gill Kirk - 16 October 2012

Fuel Theatre Company has a sturdy reputation for creating mould-breaking theatre. This is no different. For forty-five minutes in the pitch-black, you become the beating heart of this exciting and disconcerting piece.

A group of friends discuss one of their number: you. You are loved, you are adored, you are valued. Or are you? What is your true place in this group - and what do you feel about them?

Clever, challenging and at times thrilling, Ring heightens everyday relationship dynamics with magician-like bluffs, blind alleys, anticipations and doubt. Sight (absent) and sounds (your everything) are reconfigured to show just how much imagination and perception are the real voices in our everyday lives.

This show won’t be for everyone, but David Rosenberg’s concept, Glen Neath’s script and the wonderful sound from Ben and Max Ringham give the audience something that beats either traditional theatre or radio drama into a cocked ha...

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