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Theatre listings > Such Is Nature and it is nature, that's all. - Scottish Company, Tour & World Premiere. Part of the Childrens' International Theatre Festival. Playwright - Michael J. Blyth. Director - Jo Timmins. Designer - Claire Halleran. Music & Sound - Matt Elliot. Cast - here . Company - Cat In A Cup (Scotland) Company Website. Seen to review at NEAC 30 May 2005. Run Time - 45 mins NO interval. Suggested Age - 7+ years old . Reviewer - Thelma Good. Strange lugubrious humour. Michael Blyth's play Such Is Nature has a strong gothic flavour. The Midnight Cat gets Wilde the Owl to tell him a story. It's a odd tale about Borborgymous Dour, a man who collects only sad things, including sounds in decanters. Sound we hear when he opens their stoppers. It's a strange lugubrious humour balancing on the edge between dark and macabre. With one of the actors always providing the voices for another actor, and a mix of recorded, guitar music and voice-made sound effects, the unreal style of the production fits with Blyth's text. Also in tune is designer Claire Hallerain set made of cupboard, settle, and table which ivy-decorated also serves as forest and owl perch. Whilst the actors bring good physicality to their roles it is unfortunate that Borborgymous Dour bent over body is lost when ever he reaches into his too-high cupboard. Such is Nature has a lot of twists and turns and a tale outside that of Mr Dour, but seven or eight years olds like a bit of complexity. They certainly loved it when Mr Dour completed his collection. Its dark and gloomy atmosphere may not be to all childrens' or carers' natural taste but the Cat In A Cup's production directed by Jo Timmins keeps the audiences feeling safe and secure - it's only very mildly scary. This new company's offering contains enough to hope they are enabled to develop their style. © Thelma Good 30 May 2005 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com Cast - Midnight Cat/ Borborgymous Dour - Megan Kennedy, Crony Palone/Tinderfingers/Spindleshanks - Kristin Murray and Wilde the Owl - Luisa Prosser. Tour Dates - 11 - 13 May at St Andrews The Byre Theatre 01334 475000. 21 May at Peebles Eastgate Theatre 01721 725 777. 24 & 25 May at Belfast Children's Festival Old Museum Arts Centre 0208 9031 2264. 28 & 30 May at Edinburgh NEAC 0131 315 2151. 2 - 3 June at Glasgow Community Venues Info from Maggie Singleton 0141 287 9843. 6 - 8 June in Shetland info from Carol Duncan 01595 692 114. 16 June at 2 & 7 pm Dundee Rep 01382 223 530. 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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