Taking Part
From: Sunday, 29th July 2012
To: Sunday, 12 August 2012
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Synopsis
A funny, timely tale of true grit, self belief and canny opportunism. Lucky Henry, a Congolese security guard, has set his sights on representing his country at the 2012 Olympics. Only one problem; he's a terrible swimmer and his Russian coach wants to fly home on the first day of training. Everyone loves an underdog - think Eddie the Eagle or Eric the Eel. Follow Henry's journey from deep end straggler to Olympic hopeful as the two men try to fulfill their dreams at the London games.
Our Review:
31 July 2012
Hats off to the Criterion for a) running a programme of Olympics-related talks and performances and b) animating a West End theatre in the afternoons, part of an ongoing initiative by producers Samuel Hodges and Natalie Macaluso.
Hodges has directed the better of these two short plays, Serge Cartwright’s After the Party, in which two wasted East End losers set up a burger stall (in a dilapidated NHS van) in the shadow of the Olympic stadium only to be ripped off by the Panamanian team’s sexy physiotherapist who semi-seduces one of them and robs the other.
Cartwright, son of novelist Justin, writes in a spirit of impromptu reaction to the games, giving a low life, Ben Jonsonian alternative to the background drone of David Cameron triumphalism; Sean’s girlfriend is pregnant and he’s teetering on the b...
Creative
Adam Brace (Author)
Charlotte Gwinner (Director)
James Cotterill (Design)
Emma Chapman (Lighting)
Josh Carr (assistant) (Lighting)
Greg Clarke (Sound)
Camilla Evans (casting) (Director)
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