Gibraltar
This compelling new play was the result of a unusual collaborative process between the playwright and several of the company members. It weaves together a collection of brief stories about love gone wrong. The performance we attended was cursed by an electrical power failure that forced both an unscheduled intermission and the running of the second half of the show with houselights up. Despite the intimate nature of the New Theatre, both cast and audience stayed in the moment and were not distracted by the lighting irregularities, a tribute to both.
The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus
I really enjoyed the lavish, macabre staging of this play on the Elizabethan stage. With its heavy candlesticks, occult symbols, and piles of skulls, it evoked Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Far and away my favorite aspect of this production was Ray Porter's portrayal of Mephostophilis -- mysterious and menacing, tightly controlled but prone to frightening bursts of temper or appetite.
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