Creative Curiosity, London Theatre.
The Trench, Southwark Playhouse
Now that I am living in London for Uni, I have been exposed to a lot of creative sparks, and my favourite so far was going to see the Trench.
On Thursday, I was offered a free ticket to see a show by one of my friends, Susan. She had said that her class were going as part of her course and there was some spares and offered me one, “because I know how much you love the theatre!”. Southwark Playhouse, which is situated on Borough High Street, is around a 5 minute walk from Elephant and Castle. It is a small theatre with around 150 seats if that, and as you walk in the actors are already on stage, eagerly waiting. The performance had live music from Alexander Wolfe, who’s voice is hauntingly beautiful. Live music, physical performance and also puppets all blended together so perfectly. The Trench, directed by Oliver Lansley, is based on a true story about a WW1 miner, who tries to figure out the difference between reality and his imagination. Each actor had a signification role to play, and were all so versatile with their skills. James Hasting, to my recollection played the cello, violin, saxophone and clarinet in one performance. And, all actors sang as backing vocals to Wolfe.
The actors manipulated the stage in such a way which made the whole performance flow effortlessly, it really was a spellbound performance. A heart-wrenching rendition of a true story. The show has had such incredible reviews from The Times, “The overall vision stays with you like a strange, significant dream.” And many other 5 star review from major outlets, that I hope will give The Trench a chance to make it to the WestEnd, so many other people can see its beauty.
The show is running from 10 October-17 November in Southwark Playhouse, go and see it while you have the chance, it won’t leave your mind for weeks after. If you're in the London area, please make a visit to see this production, it will change the way you look at theatre.
This post was also posted on my Uni blog, http://emmacgregory.myblog.arts.ac.uk but i want you to know about it too.
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