King’s theatre,Edinburgh
James Thiérre’s performance piece contains a glorious coup de théâtre but exists in a closed world without dramaWhat The Toad Knew and how or why he knew it is anybody’s guess. He (or is that she?) is a glorious coup de thâtre approximately which no more will be said here, out of respect for this surprising and glorious effect. Why the performers carry out what they carry out through the course of this 90-minute, or nearly wordless performance is also a puzzle. This is as its creator,scenographer, composer and main performer James Thiérrée (grandson of Charlie Chaplin, and worthy-grandson of Eugene O’Neill) intends it to be. He writes in the programme: “In this play,there are tiny mysteries that will swallow up big mysteries I carry out not make theatre to explain what shakes our inner workings but rather to roam around.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com