Abi at the Theatre

  When: 3rd August 2021 (Matinee) Where: Harold Pinter Theatre, London Writer: Joseph Charlton Director: Daniel Raggett (Spoilers ahead) This play follows the love story between Anna (Emma Corrin) and Ariel (Nabhaan Rizwan) and at the end it reveals that Anna was not who she said she was, although to what extent is unclear.   It was advertised as being a play about social media, but this wasn't really the main focus and in fact had little relevance to the story. There were themes of fake identity which are prevalent on social media, but in the plays context it wasn't really to do with this.  I think the story could have been something good, it had elements that were interesting. There were a few choices made that were clever, for example the fact that Anna spoke in second person, saying 'you' as if she wasn't telling her own story but was imagining it for someone else. However, I don't think it was developed enough. I was left feeling unsatisfied, the ending was...

When: 31st July 2021 (Matinee) Where: The Almeida Theatre, London Writer: Lolita Chakrabarti Director: Blanche McIntyre I got these tickets spur of the moment, going into this play I had no idea what to expect. Hymn is an incredible play. It was simply the story of two men. It explored their lives, who they are as people.  The characters created in the play were perfectly crafted. They had depth and sophistication like real people. Both were incredibly acted and Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani's portrayal of the characters were perfect. The characters felt realistic and their emotion was raw and true. Gil (Adrian Lester) was on the surface a successful businessman. He came from a well respected family and had had a good upbringing. However underneath he was struggling, this wasn't too clear until the very end, it was hinted at throughout but like people do he hid it. Contrastingly Benny (Danny Sapani) had had a more challenging life, he was brought up by a single mother althoug...