The Tin Horizon

Synopsis

Vladimir has problems. His servants won't listen, his ex is coming to stay, and his taxidermy shop is attracting unwanted interest from the Police. Worse there is a distinct possibility the Messiah is coming for breakfast. Anarchic and unexpected, Tin Horizon is a playful vision of where we might be heading.

Our Review:

16 April 2009

Promising playwright Orlando Wells' latest offering The Tin Horizon combines cunning wit, profound reflections and gritty psychological aspects to provide a testing but highly entertaining evening at Battersea's Theatre503.

The play centres on taxidermist Vladimir (Nick Malinowski) - who also moonlights as a scientist, having discovered a cancer vaccine - as he is forced to make life-changing decisions on one particularly extraordinary day. An impending visit from his ex-girlfriend sparks flashbacks to a happier, simpler time when complications of present-day police attention and possible arrest weren’t clouding the air of his taxidermy shop.

Wells ignores conventional chronology and instead jumps sporadically from present to past - a technique that enhances its originality while keeping viewers on their toes. This is a play that digs deeply into the psyche; it feels highly interactive without ever directly acknowledging...

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Latest User Review

Katherine Coyne - 17 April 2009:

Superb - hugely entertaining and very funny. The characters are complicated and intriguing and brilliantly acted. The plot is a little difficult to follow at times, but the story falls cleverly into place at the end. The small space is used extremely effectively to produce a dynamic and intimate piece of theatre. I would thoroughly recommend going!...

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