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Theatre listings > A Brief History Of Helen Of Troy. - Tour & British Premiere. This play premiered in New York in a production by Soho Theatre NY and True Love Productions under the title Everything Will Be Different on 7 April 2005. Playwright - Mark Schultz. Director - Gordon Anderson. Designer - Soutra Gilmour. Lighting Designer - Johanna Town. Music - Julian Swales . Company - ATC (England) and Drum Theatre Plymouth (England). Cast - here . 2005 Tour Dates and Times - here . Seen to review at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on 27 October 2005. Run Time - 1 hours 30 mins no Interval. Reviewer - Alex Eades. Deeply disturbing and extremely funny. Sometimes it is hard to remember why it is I do what I do. The love of theatre? I like to think so. Occasionally I wonder though, walking out of shows displeased and disappointed. Maybe I should just watch movies and get to interview the likes of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Maybe. Or maybe I should be very thankful that plays like A Brief History Of Helen of Troy come along and allow me to release a sigh of relief. Phew! I haven’t done all of this for nothing. Charlotte is mourning over the death of her beautiful mother. Her relationship with her father is breaking and there seems to be nowhere for her to turn. That is until she discovers the magic of the beauty product. Then, in a blinding flash, it all becomes clear what her purpose in the world is. Sex! Both deeply disturbing and extremely funny, A Brief History Of Helen Of Troy is a great piece of theatre. One moment tender and loving, the next gripping and sinister, the play, through all its variant moods hangs on to that human notion that we all just want to be loved…….no matter what the cost. We laugh, we cringe, we shy our eyes away, but we all understand in some sick and twisted way why Charlotte is the way that she is. When all is dark and the world seems to have gone to hell, the simple comfort of being in the arms of a loved one can, momentarily, make it all seem okay again. Charlotte shelters herself from emptiness and loss with beauty just as we would use an umbrella against the rain. Top notch acting and superb directing make this one not to miss. It’s not here for long so grab a ticket as soon as you can or you’ll have to wait a while before there is anything quite like this in town again. Sorry Miss Jolie! You’re going to have to wait too! © Alex Eades 28 October 2005 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com Cast - Charlotte - Andrea Riseborough, Heather - Jaimi Barbakoff, Gary - Hugh Lee, Franklin - Ryan Sampson, Harry - John Sharian and Freddie - Christian Brassington. 2005 Tour Details of ATC and Drum Theatre, Plymouth's production of A Brief History of Helen of Troy. Tour begins 18 - 22 Oct at 7:45pm Birmingham Rep 0121 236 4455. 27 - 29 Oct at 8pm Edinburgh Traverse Theatre 0131 228 1404. 1 & 2 Nov at 9pm Tunbridge Wells Trinity Theatre 01892 678 678. 4 Nov at 7:45pm Frome Merlin Theatre 01373 465 949. 7 - 26 Mon to Sat at 7:30pm Mats 19, 26 Nov at 4pm London Soho Theatre 0870 429 6883. Tour ends. Theatre Editor, Thelma Good's e-mail is thelma@edinburghguide.com Although every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in these pages, no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Theatre listings >
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