but i cd only whisper

Synopsis

America. 1970. Black Vietnam veteran Beau Willie Brown is held in custody, accused of a heinous crime. A story comes to light that sticks in the throat, a story murmured between dark dreams. "beau come back from 'nam with empty eyes and hands like stone but the war started long before he got on that plane". but I cd only whisper wrestles with being vulnerable and black in white America. Fusing the physical and the poetic, a strange song emerges from the warble of police sirens, the percussion of machine guns, and the chants of voices only you can hear.

Our Review:

5 November 2012

It's America, 1970. Beau Brown, a black Vietnam veteran, still a young man, is questioned by a psychologist who is trying to establish his sanity. Beau has committed a serious crime and could be destined for the electric chair - is there anything the shrink can find out that will explain how Beau reached breaking point?

Characters from Beau's life weave in and out of this chronology-shifting tale, bringing new gobbets of information which flesh out his character and story. Sometimes, we feel compassion for his life, sometimes revulsion at his actions: there is precious little nobility in this wired and wiry boy-man. Beau is a product of his tough background and the pervasive racism of the time, but for how much of the trouble he has caused himself and others can he be held responsible?

Tabula Rasa theatre company have chosen well with this new work by Kristiana Colόn. Sparely staged, and neatly directed by Nadia Latif, the acting by a cast of chiefly British acto...

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