Clancy Productions @ Eclipse
3:30pm, Sat 21 Feb 2004
Score: 10
Short Review: Arresting
Trembling with tremendous bitterness, “Susan” explodes onto the stage, addressing the audience as her psychology-of-literature class. What follows is a tumultuous exploration of her psyche.
Drifting back and forth through several pivotal moments in Susan’s life, her true tale unfolds. A complex web, her mind is a mess – not without reason, as we discover – but gradually the audience is filled in, being gently introduced to her inner demons.
The presentation of Susan is terrific – initially manically seething, she catches herself, calms… then reflects, bringing herself to tears – before returning to embody pure rage. This performance is a true emotional rollercoaster.
This play was thoroughly engaging – up until (literally) the last minute. It then went up a notch; that last minute was so astounding, so wrenching, so beautiful, I’ve actually wept whilst reflecting on it.
Incredible theatre, astounding monologue. A must-see.