the bearded lady
Active Member
It's always hard to just recommend things in a general sort of a way but this little sweetie is one that I think a lot of people would warm their cultural toes by. Just one actor (Paul Reid), no props barr very inventive lighting and a not over-used giant projection screen behind him. Reid is almost mystical in his variety of talents; he uses a lot of mime techniques, self-generated sound effects, multiple voices and accents, and such agility at voice-projection and ventriloquism that I thought Orville was going to come in at any moment in his nappy and pin and sing "I wish I could fly/right up to the sky/but I can't/(you can)/I can't!"
There are subtle enough elements of Kafka and Orwell's 1984 to this story of one man's decent from harmless Walter Mitty-like daydreams to the madness and confusion when fantasy and reality become embroiled and entangled in ever increasing sinister fights.
http://projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1754-man-of-valour
Yes, it's a tad overlong, but that can be forgiven considering the scope of the actor's talent, the strength of the script, and the clever lighting and great music. There was a very genuine spontaneous standing ovation at the end of the first nights show, the first ovation I've ever witnessed at the Project, and I go there far too much for my own good. Tickets are selling fast, but I doubt many of you would be sorry if you went.
(Orwell and Orville in the one piece? When two tribes go to war, baby!)
There are subtle enough elements of Kafka and Orwell's 1984 to this story of one man's decent from harmless Walter Mitty-like daydreams to the madness and confusion when fantasy and reality become embroiled and entangled in ever increasing sinister fights.
http://projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1754-man-of-valour
Yes, it's a tad overlong, but that can be forgiven considering the scope of the actor's talent, the strength of the script, and the clever lighting and great music. There was a very genuine spontaneous standing ovation at the end of the first nights show, the first ovation I've ever witnessed at the Project, and I go there far too much for my own good. Tickets are selling fast, but I doubt many of you would be sorry if you went.
(Orwell and Orville in the one piece? When two tribes go to war, baby!)
