Lord of the Flies
Big Spirit Theatre has brought their own adaptation of the William Golding’s novel to the Fringe, and it is successful in that it modernises the plot without distracting from the key themes of the text. The characters are still stranded on an island after a plane crash, but they are modern school children who make leadership decisions with regards to sports teams, have a whistle instead of a conch – and there are even girls thrown into the mix.
A lot of youth theatre at the Fringe is given encouragement, but the praise it receives often has a patronising edge; however, this performance is good – not in light of the young people who lead it, but because of their spirited, powerful performances.
Big Spirit Theatre will only be performing for a week, so see it while you can.
– Charlotte Pegram