...mesmerising theatre...
* * * * * Time Out
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The physicality of Suspect Culture’s work instinctively complements Graeae’s signing as a language of performance, not just of communication.
Ian Scott’s simple three-stage design, which protrudes like splayed fingers into a pool of reflective static, fittingly evokes an atmosphere of reminiscing over a drink with an old friend at a trendy bar.
* * * * The List
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...original work...
* * * The Guardian
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...ferociously powerful...
* * * * The Financial Times
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Steven Webb’s Chris haunts the stage, and while his physical performance – combining sign language interpretation and choreography – is at times mesmerising, his almost-but-not-quite scenes with Sarah are reminiscent of a Hollywood weepy.
* * * The Herald
…a compelling evening's theatre.
* * * Edinburgh Evening News
The cast gave a compelling performance which mixed humour and grief in a very realistic fashion.
Dan Rebellato's Static presents a contemporary, touching discussion of music as a life, as communication, as everything. A discussion made ever more interesting by the presence of a deaf character as the central focus of the play.
The British Theatre Guide
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The soundtrack is exceptionally well chosen – Sonic Youth provide towering menace, and the hiss of the cassette tape is both nostalgic and affecting. Static takes on the challenges of modern theatricality, discovering a new structure and examining new ideas but without losing the populist touch.
Onstage Scotland
