Kursk
From: Wednesday, 12th May 2010
To: Saturday, 15 May 2010
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Synopsis
A glimpse into an imagined world of submarine warfare. inspired by the tragic Russian submarine disaster of 2000. Explores the unique experience of submariners deep below the arctic seas - alone, highly trained, under orders with Armageddon at their fingertips.
Our Review:
13 May 2010
Talk about suffering for your art, or art imitating life; this eerie play, written by Bryony Lavery, is the closest most of us are likely to get to being inside a submarine.
Having to leave behind coats, bags etc before entering the auditorium immediately makes you think of security risks, so tension sets in from the start. It rarely lets up, though interspersed with the boring minutiae of everyday routine on a British sub’s covert journey north. The men constantly reiterate instructions and actions, passing the time with repeated games, japes etc. Amongst other things, which provides an amusing subplot; a genuine anticlimax.
Earnest coxswain, Donnie Mac (Jonah Russell), is studying poetry, and learning about haiku provides a useful metaphor: maximum impact via few words and constraint of form. Laurence Mitchell produces an effective portrayal of a not altogether effective commander, particularly when faced with dilemma, counterpointed by Keir Charles as Cas...
Creative
Sound&Fury (in collaboration with Bryony Lavery) (Author)
Young Vic (Producer)
Fuel Productions (Producer)
Sound and Fury (Company)
Mark Espiner (Director)
Dan Jones (Director)
Jon Bausor (Design)
Hansjorg Schmidt (Lighting)
Dan Jones (Sound)
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