The use of music made for an effective means of smoothing out the scene transitions, as well as setting the tense, unhappy tone of the play very poignantly. The intimacy of such a choice of setting also managed to dilute the sense of alienation that we as an audience may experience – we were confronted with the personhood of these characters and invited to engage with them rather than judge their actions from a place of physical and emotional separation.įurthermore, the technical aspects of the show were executed very effectively. The choice of venue – the black-boxed stage of the Assembly Rooms Theatre – was perfect in shaping the sense of isolation and claustrophobia that renders the lives of Hench, Bobbie, Jennifer and Maggie as tragic as they are. Overall, this production stood out as an astute and nuanced interpretation of Jordan’s work, with great attention to detail having gone into its technical aspects, and strong performances all round. On March 8th, Fourth Wall Theatre presented their production of Anna Jordan’s Yen, a striking and compelling play that concerns the cycle of cause and effect into which struggling and impoverished adolescents fall, leading them to commit atrocities that may shock or even alienate the audience, but nonetheless leave us with a sense of empathy that we may not have thought possible.
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