On Some Far Shore – Greenside George Street
Sometimes the architecture tells you almost as much about a Fringe show as the programme. On Some Far Shore plays in a tiny space, perhaps 40 square metres, with audience on two sides and a playing area barely three metres by three in one corner. This is theatre in your front room, exposing for the performers and with absolutely nowhere to hide.
Written by Louis Benneyworth, with book by Benneyworth and Madi Bouchta, this new musical follows Euan, played by Thomas Perry, struggling to write the eulogy for his mother Helen, Nicole Palka, while his girlfriend Isla, Katie Gill, attempts to help. It is a piece about grief, memory, storytelling and the people we leave behind.
The three performances are strong, vocally and emotionally, but On Some Far Shore needs an...