The Revlon Girl – Park Theatre
Grief inflicted by tragedy, be it an inconspicuous accident or a disaster etched in history, always leaves the living to pick up the pieces. Directed by Maxine Evans, this Neil Anthony Docking play tells the story of bereaved mothers, months after the Aberfan disaster, as they struggle to cope and find a way to move on.
The play opens with water dripping over the skylight suspended above the stage, with the set depicting a hotel function room. A young representative of cosmetics company Revlon (Antonia Kinlay) is invited to present products and offer beauty tips, hoping the women might begin to take care of themselves again. What she doesn’t anticipate is just how raw their grief remains, leaving her struggling to handle the situation.
First, we meet Sian (Charlotte Gray), who is...