Consumption – Paradise in Augustines (The Studio)
Something out of the ordinary is being cooked up, with the right ingredients this dark comedy drama could be a tasty satisfying dish.
Consumption has real promise and potential with its premise providing the opportunity for plenty of unsettling humour, and delicious farcical opportunities. Unfortunately, this production by Beware of the Theatre doesn’t gather the momentum with severe pacing issues which makes the production feel laboured, reducing the urgency of the situation.
We meet Charlie and Vic, an allusive but endearing pair who keep themselves to themselves. They happily live quietly on a protein rich diet, with Vic or the Hillstead Huntsman as he’s more commonly known, arranging regular ‘shopping trips’ to pick up the meat, so to speak.
They’re living in w...