This Little Life of Mine | The Review
On the 20th of October we were to watch a live theatre performance called "Charlie's Show" however sadly there had been a mixup/dilemma so we were instead booked in to watch "This Little life of Mine". When we entered the theatre we were handed little pamphlets based on the show we were about to delve into, reading on the synopsis it was centred on a man and a woman named: Jonesy & Izzy, the two lovebirds had recently acquired a small flat in zone two and had to pay a large sum of money for it despite the size of the home. The size of the theatre was quite small and compact however this worked in the actors/tresses favour as our attention was focused on them allowing for deeper engagement with the story. On top of that they had pretty standard jobs as well as the thought of having a child (or two) nudge nudge wink wink. The set design of the play was excellent, even though the area was small and looked in my opinion hard to work with. The designers obviously put in excess amount of work into it and it of course paid off immensely, the stage switches went off without a hitch. Alongside the stage set-up there were a pair of musicians one with a cello and one with a violin, the two worked really well unsurprisingly it was music to my ears.
It was an interesting mixture of themes that were identified throughout the watching of the play, for example infertility was brought up and played around with, loyalty towards one another and even wishful thinking. At the start of the play the two had moved into their new home with Jonesy being the positive one in this situation and Izzy seeing the negatives, this kind of allowed us a small look into the both characters traits and who they were (slightly). From the piece of dialogue at the start it was clear to me that Izzy was more of "do it big do it better" kind of girl whereas Jonesy was more simplistic and just wanted Izzy with him every step of the way.
Jonesy and Izzy's relationship was intense and felt very real which sparked something in the back of my mind relating to this, when Rob was going over the Meisner technique he stated that "Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances" this linked into what I believe the actors were doing in the play further enhancing the realism of it all. Throughout the length of the play it became clear that there were only four actors (two of which) who altogether portrayed eleven different characters which to me was outstanding, especially considering the amount of effort put into each role and there was a clear indication into the difference of characters. Meaning no two characters could be identified as the same in either their mannerisms/voice and even movement along the stage.
When it came to choosing my favourite actor I had gone with Greg Barnett who played Raphael, Dom, Tom, Steve and the doctor. The reasons as to why I loved his portrayal was because they were so fluid and interesting, from the spanish bartender who despised 'Tina' to her husband Steve who loved her and was pretty much her other half. I didn't spot any flaws with the characters and was drawn in by how quickly I was hooked on his roles.
It was an interesting mixture of themes that were identified throughout the watching of the play, for example infertility was brought up and played around with, loyalty towards one another and even wishful thinking. At the start of the play the two had moved into their new home with Jonesy being the positive one in this situation and Izzy seeing the negatives, this kind of allowed us a small look into the both characters traits and who they were (slightly). From the piece of dialogue at the start it was clear to me that Izzy was more of "do it big do it better" kind of girl whereas Jonesy was more simplistic and just wanted Izzy with him every step of the way.
Jonesy and Izzy's relationship was intense and felt very real which sparked something in the back of my mind relating to this, when Rob was going over the Meisner technique he stated that "Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances" this linked into what I believe the actors were doing in the play further enhancing the realism of it all. Throughout the length of the play it became clear that there were only four actors (two of which) who altogether portrayed eleven different characters which to me was outstanding, especially considering the amount of effort put into each role and there was a clear indication into the difference of characters. Meaning no two characters could be identified as the same in either their mannerisms/voice and even movement along the stage.
When it came to choosing my favourite actor I had gone with Greg Barnett who played Raphael, Dom, Tom, Steve and the doctor. The reasons as to why I loved his portrayal was because they were so fluid and interesting, from the spanish bartender who despised 'Tina' to her husband Steve who loved her and was pretty much her other half. I didn't spot any flaws with the characters and was drawn in by how quickly I was hooked on his roles.
All in all I give TLLOM a solid 5 out of 5*
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