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Don
Q Group: Labyrinth Theatre |
| Shirley Dent | |
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We all know the story. The beauty of this production is that it lays before you Don Quixote's fantastical and over-blown gestures with complete faith. This is pantomime for adults, in the spirit of classic carnivalaesque, with a good dose of comedia del'arte. To be honest (and I may have to watch my back in Edinburgh at this time), I usually find such physical performers a right royal pain in the bum, and I can be seen running for cover whenever I see a man with juggling balls or a woman spray painted to look like a statue hove into view. But Labyrinth Theatre are obviously pros at this, and effortlessly interweave physically clownery with the narrative, much to the great enjoyment of the audience. To get this type of theatre right obviously takes training and skill to start with, and then great energy and effort to carry off: the cast were literally dripping sweat at the end. Don't go and see this if you want musings on art, allegories of life or reflections on philosophy. Go and see it if you want to get carried away with a little joie de vivre of the evening.Don't go and see this if you want musings on art, allegories of life or reflections on philosophy. Go and see it if you want to get carried away with a little joie de vivre of the evening. 31
July to 24 August.
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