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Leaves of Glass (Modern Plays)

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This is a smart creative team ( Kit Hinchcliffe– set and costume, Alex Lewer– lighting, Sam Glossop– sound) who understand how our minds can sadly work. Sounds are filtered in with such discretion that whilst you may notice the barking dog or the telephone ring, you may be forgiven for feeling rather than hearing the building hum of tension, the power of silence, and the gloomy external weather. Lidless Theatre and Zoe Weldon in association with Park Theatre and Theatre Deli present the first major UK revival

The play is about two brothers, Steven and Barry. Steven is the head of a successful graffiti removal company and Barry, his younger brother, works for him as he is struggling to get income and recognition from being an artist. How does it feel to revive such a gripping and disorienting narrative, especially for an audience of today? Leaves of Glass is the sixth adult stage play by Philip Ridley. It premiered at the Soho Theatre in London, England, on 3 May 2007. [1] The show will star Geraldine Alexander(Mrs Wilson in all three series of ‘Bridgerton’), Katie Buchholz(The Jamie Lloyd Company’s The Seagull, West End), Ned Costello( The Clothes They Stood Up In, Nottingham Playhouse) and Joseph Potter(Philip Ridley‘s one-man Poltegeist, Arcola Theatre/Southwark Playhouse, OFFIE Award Winner Best Solo Performer).Philip Ridley’s Leaves of Glass is regarded as a modern classic; the show premiered at Soho Theatre in 2007 in a critically acclaimed run which starred the now BAFTA-awarded Ben Whishaw. Now, 16 years on, Lidless Theatre brings us a new thrilling production of this four-hander. Credit: Mark Senior Leaves of Glass is a stellar production, showcasing some real talent in a gem of a theatre. The themes had the potential to get messy and confusing, however, I found them to be portrayed well and with conviction.

Leaves of Glass is, of course, a story of two brothers. Do you have any experiences with siblings that you drew from for this performance? Our Rating LEAVES OF GLASS OS ONE OF THE MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND BELIEVABLE SHOWS YOU WILL EVER SEE - TRULY OUTSTANDING! The four actors, Kacey Ainsworth, Katie Buchholz, Ned Costello, and Joseph Potter, navigate the shifts and switches of Ridley’s text with compelling grace, presenting the unreliability of their characters with ease, snapping out the brisk dialogue so clearly that the nearly two hours of playing time flash by. All four find some unexpected but very welcome laughs, and drive home the corkscrewing plot lines to excellent effect. Particular credit goes to Ned Costello, tracing a character arc that starts as the personification of straightforward brotherly love, and gets steadily darker and less trustworthy as the story progresses. Max Harrison’s direction is clear and unfussy, the stagecraft on display is admirable, the lighting is very effective and the intimacy of the studio brings the audience closer to the heart of this masterpiece of gaslighting than it may want to be. Leaves of Glass is a vivid, unsettling drama that brilliantly captures the essence of domestic life, bristling with conflict, tension, and uneasy revelations. Penned by acclaimed playwright Philip Ridley and under the masterful direction of Max Harrison, this play is a formidable examination of family bonds, personal frailty, and the profound implications of the past that bleed into the present.Nothing I can speak of yet. I’m grateful to be working with an amazing creative team and once this is done, we will see… Devastating drama that blows up like a bomb; the play about memory you will never forget’London Pub Theatres The four-person ensemble, comprised of Kacey Ainsworth, Katie Bucholz, Ned Costello, and Joseph Potter, delivers a tour de force performance. The setting, East London, 2023, is the canvas on which their characters unfurl – the hardworking Steven, the unsettled Barry, the lonely Liz, and the disillusioned Debbie. During the course of the play, we see their interactions with each other and their two significant others, Steven’s wife, Debbie (Katie Buchholz) and their mother (Kacey Ainsworth), as a series of snapshots of their lives. Time passes in short bursts, each one charged with unspoken secrets. Both Katie Buchholz and Kacey Ainsworth play their parts with unspoken depth conveyed in glances and body language which makes the audience wonder what they actually know.

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