Counted - A Documentray play about British Democracy
From: Tuesday, 25th May 2010
To: Saturday, 29 May 2010
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25 May 2010
Walking into Look Left Look Right’s production of Counted I was expecting a political performance disguising a lecture. After two months of unbridled media attention on the British voting system and voter apathy I was unsure whether it would be able to sustain interest for 80 minutes, and I was certain it wouldn’t change my views on the matter. But that’s the thing about Counted: its aim is not change your mind on voting, rather to create awareness of Britain’s attitude today and it does this in an extremely successful way.
Written and directed by Mimi Poskitt, Ben Freedman and Stephen Bottoms (the latter is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at University of Leeds) it works mainly due to its documentary-style set-up. In a simple, striking law court-esque set by Joanna Scotcher, the action is directed by a university lecturer (played by Simon Poland) gathering up his research on Britain’s view of voting, yet this character never appears instructive or e...
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Mimi Poskitt (Author)
Ben Freedman (Author)
Steve Bottoms (Author)
Look Left Look Right (supported by the Drum Theatre Plymouth and the Electoral Reform Society) (Company)
Mimi Poskitt (Director)
Ben Freedman (Director)
Steve Bottoms (Director)
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