Abi at the Theatre

When:  10th June 2021 Where: Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge Writer: David Mamet Director: Lucy Bailey (These are my views on the play almost immediately after coming out of the theatre. However since reflecting on it I have a completely different view, which I will explain further down. I am leaving this in as I  think it is interesting to see my initial thoughts) Whilst Oleanna had a good idea, I don't think it was executed to the best it could be. I struggled to get into the play, and once I thought I was almost there it ended. Being the story of sexual harassment and the difficulties of differing interpretations and meanings, I found it lacking of any pure emotion.  The final scene was dramatic, the professor was angered and lashed out at his student, although I struggled to gage a proper opinion on how I felt about it. The play gave me little information on their backgrounds, and this added with the minimal interactions that we saw take place made it very diff...

When:  3rd June 2021 (Matinee) Where: The Harold Pinter Theatre, London Writer: Amy Berryman Director: Ian Rickson (Spoilers ahead) When I first read the description of the play I thought this was going to be just another dystopian sci fi. Although I was excited to see how this would be portrayed on stage, I didn't think it would be anything special. I was very wrong. I would describe the play as having two main focuses, a major and a minor. The minor is that of the space exploration and Cassie's mission to the moon versus saving the current planet. However, the major is of a story of two sisters. Stella (Gemma Arterton) is living in a log cabin somewhere in the woods, with her fiance Bryan (Fehinti Balogun) and Cassie (Lydia Wilson) on the other hand has just returned from a year long NASA mission to the Moon. Amy Berryman clearly sets out her intentions to explore the relationships in the first scene of the play. Stella and Bryan are anticipating the arrival of Cassie, and th...