Foxfinder (*****)

Winner of Papatango’s New Writing competition 2011, Foxfinder is a haunting and striking new piece. Exceptionally written, directed and performed, this remarkably tense modern parable has all the hallmarks of an instant classic – a superlative achievement from all involved. The rural setting is terse and acerbic, evoking influences from Cold Comfort Farm through Straw Dogs to Kafka, and Dawn King can only … Continue reading →

Speechless (****)

Shared Experience’s production of Speechless strongly defies categorisation, bouncing weirdly between real-life story, allegory and cultural comment, although the end result manages to tie all of these threads into an engaging story. Excellently performed and staged, with numerous moments of striking stagecraft, there is little to criticise here in terms of production. However, it is in desperate … Continue reading →