Having seen some intriguing short videos on the Theatre Royal's facebook, I was looking forward to seeing this performance.
I was blown away by one particular part, in which a female acted as a Sims character. I thought that it was brilliantly acted by all parties and the design behind it was fantastic. I also thoroughly enjoyed the way in which elephants were portrayed. I thought it was very inventive and dramatic.
Unfortunately, I personally found that the rest of the play did not live up to the standards set by the two scenes mentioned above. Many of the actors were unclear and shouty. There was a significant lack of inflection which meant that it became rather tedious. A number of the actors were incredibly wooden, and I found myself watching out for errors which is never good.
I do not wish to discourage. There is a lot that needs work, but I believe that all of the actors had the potential to do really well. They worked well as a group, and dealt well with the difficult staging. At no point did I feel that my view was being blocked, or that I was missing what was going on despite the difficulties created by seating the audience on three sides.
A decent job, but it could have been so much better.
6.5/10
