And then. And then the thing happens, the thing that Lyn Gardner correctly points out "
makes you reconsider what has gone before". But whilst the vast majority were overwhelmingly exhilarated by the intensity of the final segment, I was more exasperated by what felt like its indulgence. Struggling to make sense of it, I decided to read what others had thought to see if responding to that would make things easier but in all honesty, I still don't really know how I felt about the ending, especially given how strongly I liked what had gone before. (Interestingly, it seems few can write about the show without swearing -
Pringle,
Love and
Churlish all throw out f-bombs in their paeans - did someone say language is dead, hehe ;-))
So there you go. Turns out I couldn't make up my mind after all and the chat around the show neither helped nor hindered in all honesty, aside from confirming that our brains are just wired differently when it comes to defining amazing theatre. One thing I will say though is Bailey is clearly a top bloke, as evidenced by his retweet of my post-show comment, he's a better person than me!
There's a trailer below to give you a sample of his work but it really needs to be experienced live, so I recommend going along to make up your own mind and then telling me how you felt about it. That it is sold out is but a mere inconvenience...
Running time: 70 minutes (without interval)
Booking until 14th November, sold out but probably worth checking for returns on the night
Poster image: Julian Martinez Milla
Photo: Jemima Yong