Post by tmesis on Jul 25, 2022 7:33:21 GMT
This is a two-hander and a little similar to Cock in that the two characters are just called A and B. Apparently Bartlett didn’t specify the gender of either character but previously it’s been played by a male and female actor - this version is played by two women. I felt this skewered it a little too much and didn’t make it as motivationally convincing as Bartlett intended. However, the performances were excellent - Lauren Drennan and Helen Ramsay - the latter particularly impressive in her professional debut.
I didn’t enjoy it as much as Cock, which I saw at Chichester rather than the starrier WE version. The play explores the nature, and ultimately the fraying of, friendship; but both characters, particularly A, were so unlikeable that by the end I really didn’t give a toss what happened.
I didn’t enjoy it as much as Cock, which I saw at Chichester rather than the starrier WE version. The play explores the nature, and ultimately the fraying of, friendship; but both characters, particularly A, were so unlikeable that by the end I really didn’t give a toss what happened.