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Theatre listings > Knives in Hens. - Tour. This play was first performed at the Traverse Theatre on 2 July 1995, transfering to the Bush Theatre London on 28 Novemeber 1995. Playwright – David Harrower. Director – Guy Hollands. Designer – Neil Warmington. Lighting Designer – Paul Sorley. Music – John Irvine. Assistant Director – Jo Timmins. Voice Coach – Ros Steen. Cast - here . Company - Tag Theatre Glasgow. Company Website. 2005 Tour Dates and Times - here . Run Time – 8.00pm. Approx 1hour 30minutes. Seen to review at The Tron Theatre Glasgow on 8 February 2005. Reviewer – Marisa Farrell. Production dilutes play's power.
The play depicts the desperate struggle undergone by the Young Woman, to achieve eloquence and thus to some degree self-expression and autonomy. Yet, played in this production by Rosalind Sydney, her struggle is never quite tense or powerful enough. The production persistently relies on overtly atmospheric lighting, tense music and ‘ hammy’ horror tunes to convey the turmoil of a religious and compliant woman’s journey of discovery. However, the scenes between the young woman and her male co-actors are, at times, very effective. Indeed John Kazek as Gilbert Horn, captures the reclusive, but self-confident miller well, conveying much of the script’s latent humour excellently onstage. The stage set is messy, decorated with random paint splashes and is a little over-functional, with a prop box left unexplained and out of place onstage throughout. However, the designer has broken up the space well, managing to create areas that allow the rapid scenes to occur smoothly. The set also undeniably achieves the ambiguous, traitless ‘rural place’ setting, which is entirely in keeping with the play’s local, yet distinctly distant, God fearing community. In truth, this is a difficult play to produce and one that requires more subtle direction than it recieves here. Yet, if you want to see a fair representation of Scottish playwright Harrower’s fine and too rarely performed play in Scotland, then TAG are touring the play throughout the country, until March 16th. © Marisa Farrell 8th February 2005 – published on EdinburghGuide.com Harrower's new play Blackbird is to premiere in August 2005 at the Edinburgh International Festival. Cast of Knives in Hens - Young Woman – Rosalind Sydney, Pony William– Sam Heughan and Gilbert Horn – John Kazek. 2005 Tour Details of TAGTheatre's production of Knives In Hens. Tour begins 3-12 Feb Glasgow Tron Theatre 0141 552 4267. 14 Feb Eastgate Theatre, Peebles 01721 725777. 15-16 Feb Musselburgh Brunton Theatre 0131 665 2240. 17 Feb Falkirk Town Hall 01324 506 850. 18 Feb Dumfries Theatre Royal 01387 250 800. 19 Feb Galashiels The Volunteer Hall 01721 725777. 22-23 Feb Dundee Rep Theatre 01382 223 530. 24-25 Feb Aberdeen The Lemon Tree 01224 642230. 26 Feb Aboyne Deeside Cec Theatre 01569 768359. (or 013398 86222). 28 Feb Fraserburgh Dalrymple Arts Centre 01569 768359. 1 March Carriages Hotel Insch 01569 768359. 2 March Lossiemouth High School 01569 768359 (or 01343 812047). 3 March Aberlour Speyside High School 01569 768359. 4 March Alford Academy 01569 768359 (or 019755 62355). 5 March Findhorn Universal Hall 01569 768359 (or 01309 690 110) or Nairn Bookshop 01667 455528 or Pearl's, Kinloss 01309 690068. 7 March Stirling Macrobert 01786 466 666. 8-12 March Edinburgh Traverse Theatre 0131 228 1404. 16 March Livingston Howden Park Centre 2005 01506 433634. 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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