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Cupid's revenge

 


When: 9th September 2021

Where: Cambridge Junction, Cambridge 

Writer: New Art Club

Director: New Art Club


This production was different to anything else I have seen before, it was not really a play, but more a exploration of Physical theatre. For almost all of the performance they listed words, and acted out each of them. I felt there was very little narrative, and for an hour long performance it got quite repetitive pretty quickly. My favourite moments were probably the parts where they broke from character and addressed some of the things they had done, these moments created comedy and felt the most realistic. I think that's what I liked about them, I'm a big fan of naturalism and not really into stylised or movement based pieces, particularly when the movement has little meaning for being there. Saying all this I did have a good time, but I'm not sure I would see it again. Many of the people I went with really enjoyed it and were excited to talk about it, so maybe I'm not the right judge. It was an interesting portrayal and easily accessible, but I think the story that was presented in the last 5 minutes of the show should have been a much more prominent point in the production in order to create meaning, and human emotion. 

I'm not sure there's much more to say about Cupid's Revenge. If you enjoy physical theatre, dance and spoken word poetry then go for it, but for me it just wasn't my thing.

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