Drama Girls – theSpaceUK @ Symposium Hall (Annexe Theatre)
For Lisa, Dani and Jen the financial pressures of drama school reign supreme. The showcase was everything but as the event looms, it’s importance fades. The minutiae of tuition delivered under scrutiny and constant criticism is exposed. The overbearing voice of the tutor snipes through the speakers. Unseen but damning the actor’s lives are made or broken by the instruction given.
The bubble of performance can be a petty one. Tilly Woof’s play captures this essence; however, the actors themselves aren’t always given enough raw material to demonstrate the respective talents they clearly possess. This is ironic as the exact flaw of a showcase revolves around its inability to adequately sell performers. Woof’s play circles around the quips, bitching and petty arguments that fire back an...