night maybe

Sasha is left in the dark when her brother walks off. As she hunts him down she meets several characters – are they manifestations of the brother, or herself? Is this reality or subconscious?

This production is visually outstanding. The first eerie lighting change from house lights draws us onstage through the drifting haze to reveal a park at night with real trees and grass. The actors are side lit throughout most of the performance and this works beautifully, with the actors never missing their marks. 

The design of grass and bare trees has a simple elegance which allows the lighting and dialogue to take us to different locations. A change of scene to a different climate is evoked by the use of overhead lighting giving a cool feel to the scene.

It is in the rare moments of silence that you realize there has been a background sound track working constantly underneath the dialogue and which occasionally breaks through. The sound design beautifully echoes the surreal nature of this play.

Shirley Jensen

Directed by Luke Mullins. Performed by Tom Conroy, Brian Lipson, Marcus McKenzie and Sarah Ogden. Set/Costume Design: Mel Page. Lighting Design: Richard Vabre. Composer/Sound Design: James Brown.

Image: Sarah Ogden. Photographer:  Sarah Walker.