A promenade production of Arthur Miller's 1953 famed work, which offers a true Puritan discomfort experience.Whatever concept the promenade approach was intended to convey, it was a novelty factor that added little more than back-pain, induced from prolonged and unnecessary standing throughout the first act. The essential walking element of promenade was eliminated as audience members stood like statues, fearful that the creak of floorboards would disturb the reception of bad accented mumbles delivered through terrible acoustics. Whilst being seated in the second act it struck me that this performance would have been much better suited to the round.
The cast, undecided as to what side of the Atlantic they resided on, gave performances that failed to generate the atmosphere of paranoia, fear and tension that this classic is absolutely dependent on in order to create enjoyable viewing.
With a well-established reputation, I hope that the Pretty Villain Productions company reflect and come bouncing back in the near future.
1.5/5 - You cannot enjoy something that you cannot hear
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Sophie Archer
Taking an interest in what's going on in Brighton, spouting nonsense and reviewing your stuff. You can hear us discussing the shows here: http://www.mixcloud.com/Brightonmoon/
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