dance/physical theatre review

Short Cuts

Nightingale Theatre

The Nightingale proves, yet again, to be a breeding ground for innovative ideas and full-on physicality, with this collection of dramatic shorts. A Finnish group bared their souls and malleable bodies in a piece that was both aggressive and affecting. In another, a four-foot old man appeared, as US puppet-maker Matt Jackson explored his relationship with puppets and drink, displaying not just fine puppetry, but clever use of the projector and melancholy soliloquising. Perhaps least original was the final piece, exploring dinner party preparations descending from frustration into chaos. The evening's star, though, was Augusto Correiri, a mousey man with superb stage presence, and MC and creator of the second piece. Correiri's beautifully simple idea of controlling an actor through his drawing allowed him to literally turn theatre on its head.

The Nightingale Theatre, 3, 20 May, 7:30pm, £8.50 (£6.50), fpp 25

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2008

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