Double Climax
K Brian Neel @ Uni Cinema
10:00pm, Tue 26 Feb 2002
Score: 8
Short Review: Noir-iffic
Billed as a “contemporary noir thriller”, this one-man show never really recovers from an absolutely stunning opening – there was nowhere for it to go but down. But only very slightly.
Neel uses cunning lighting and spoken stage directions to rapidly belt through this very American noir-ish crime story. His attention to detail is stupendous – while it is just one man on stage, you can see the seven main characters and their environs as if it were a movie. And the first couple of minutes were soooooooo suspenseful…
K Brian Neel is obviously a very talented actor and director – but, as previously mentioned, the opening to this play is almost too good. Well worth seeing for that gorgeous piece of suspense, and Neel’s ability to believably change characters in situ.