The Piece
From: Wednesday, 1st December 2010
To: Saturday, 4 December 2010
Our Review: 
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Synopsis
When Blanche and Dawn are reunited after twenty years there's no question who's been the more successful. But are things really as they appear on the surface or is there trouble simmering beneath in this dark comedy by Edinburgh Fringe First winning playwright Terry Hughes about the struggle to maintain optimism and originality in a seemingly oblivious, insensitive and indifferent world.
Our Review:
3 December 2010
Blanche (Julia Nelson), a self-obsessed actor, invites her less successful friend Dawn (Michelle Hughes) to collaborate on her play The Piece. When it becomes impossible to ignore Blanche’s duplicity Dawn takes a terrifying revenge.
Writer Terry Hughes conceals the thriller elements of his play until well into the show. A mistake as the opportunity to build suspense is wasted as he concentrates on developing the characters. Despite this effort Blanche remains a broadly drawn character who does not progress throughout the play.
Worse, it is very hard to understand how Dawn could go from an initially passive person to a psychotic one. The careworn and tightly wound performance of Hughes suggests that Dawn must have a considerable backstory but it is not apparent in the script. Hughes’ technique of having Dawn display her passivity by repeating what the other person has said quickly becomes irritating.
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Creative
Terry Hughes (Author)
Hit and Run Theatre Company (Company)
Helen Parry (Director)
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