| Breathtaking skill |
At Mappa Mundi |
| Mappa Mundi- Moll Flanders , On Tour , March 8, 2007 |
A jailer introduces the inhabitants of Newgate’s condemned cell, instantly putting the audience in the uncomfortable position of being 18th-century worthies come to gawp. The strength of this powerful, richly entertaining production is that, through all the bawdy comedy of Moll’s life, we can never forget the darkness lying just below the surface.The company’s skill in switching moods, cutting off a laugh in an instant to bring chill despair into focus, is breathtaking. Laughs there are in plenty. The script is full of exquisite anachronisms, a felicitous “eagle has landed” is perfectly placed. Nor is there any shortage of bawdy, a congress on a spinet is gloriously conjured from movement and sound. full review is available on The Stage website |
Reviewed by: The Stage |
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