★★★★★Adam and Eve – ‘a modern-day Genesis story.’
The Hope Theatre until June 9 2018
Adam and Eve, a new play from award-winning writer Tim Cook, arrives at The Hope Theatre, with many plaudits and more stars than the Guide Michelin, and, in my opinion, all well-deserved. This is a neat piece of writing that is engrossing, frustrating, wonderful but, above all, utterly fascinating.
Merely quoting the play’s synopsis from the website, ‘Newlyweds
Adam & Eve are moving to the countryside, leaving the city behind for good.
They’re going to buy a house, start a family and live happily ever after. But
when Adam is suspended from work and accusations are made, they’re forced to
question how well they really know each other.’
It is important to realise that Adam is a teacher and Nikki, a
female student making the accusations. Enough to put stress on any relationship
but the newly-weds are also expecting a baby. Ultimately this is a story about
their relationship and the angst that one seemingly simple situation puts on
it. The story warrants a spoiler-alert but rest assured I will not be revealing
the plot twists. And there are many, that keeps you fascinated and on the edge
of your seat until the ultimate denouement.
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| Lee Knight |
Jennifer Davis expertly directs with incredible pace and
sharpness in a filmic-style that beautifully suits the clipped narrative. The
ensemble deserves equal praise, Lee Knight as Adam is excellent as the tortured
teacher and gives a performance that is both captivating and irresistible.
Jeannie Dickinson as Eve plays the part of his estate agent wife with a
confused strength and vulnerability, with Melissa Parker as Nikki, pure
anti-social media evilness! All are compulsive to watch and elicit conflicted
emotions from the audience.
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| Melissa Parker |
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| Jeannie Dickinson |
Tim Cook has produced a fascinating, intelligent, taut piece of
writing that is wonderfully captivating and enhanced by the strength of the
assured, dominant performances of his cast.
More please from Tim Cook and Broken Silence Theatre.
More please from Tim Cook and Broken Silence Theatre.
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