Gravity

Synopsis

If you could only go back and change things. That s all he wanted, he wanted to go back and change things. The Hadron Collider - expected to address some of the most fundamental questions of physics, advancing the understanding of the deepest laws of nature and our existence, but sparking fears that the particle collisions might produce a black hole - the end of life as we know it. David is a good teacher. Struggling to stay afloat in the modern day stressful world of secondary education and doing his best to keep his life on track, he immerses himself in his work. He has a passion for physics and he s desperate for his students to share his enthusiasm. There s just one boy, Kyle - the school loner, who takes an interest in science and shares David s thirst for knowledge. But when Kyle is picked on by his troublemaking class mates, Reece and Chantay, all of David s good work starts to unravel. Their disruptive behaviour is a catalyst for colliding personalities, resulting in an explosive reaction.

Our Review:

30 March 2012

Gravity from the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company realistically portrays the stresses of the classroom, but tries too hard to blend it with a scientific metaphor.

Science teacher David struggles against the daily pressures of school inspections, and his own personal problems.  He is delighted when he discovers his student Kyle is as passionate about physics as he is, but this quickly turns to disappointment when Kyle becomes more like the troublemaker of the class, Reece.

Writer Arzhang Pezhman uses his experience as a teacher to successfully portray the pressures of the classroom. Nigel Hastings is the obsessive David who seems to have years of pent up emotion from constant provocation.

Ashley Hunter’s Reece is so annoying that most of the time you’ll want to send him out of the classroom yourself.  Interestingly the school children watching this particular performance found his jokes h...

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Latest User Review

Emily - 3 April 2012:

Gravity is a well-directed play with a brilliant cast, but the creative ambition of the play fails to fully materialise.The statement that Joanna Ing wrote is 100% agreeable. I found the play very informal but intreging. I recommend 'Gravity' to the future public....

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