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Cake
Written by Sarah Woods, Directed by Emma Bernard
Performed by Jade Theatre Company
The Unity Theatre - 11th November
Reviewed by
This
play dares to explore the exhilarating highs and dangerously disturbing
lows of motherhood. In a fascinating comedy, Victoria Worsley plays Mum
who is determined to show the audience how to make a cake despite continuous,
sometimes infuriating interruptions from a doll called John and a collection
of spoons that represent the children.
Steve Tiplady and Rebekah Wild bring the doll and spoons to life with
incredible skill and have the audience falling off their seats in laughter.
The cast of spoons, doll and Mum succeed in showing how modern life can
interfere with motherhood in ways that make us sit back and begin to ask
questions about ourselves. Frightening questions like ‘why do I
feel rage in exasperating situations whilst my child is clawing at me
and begging me for a hug?’ Or ‘where do the immense feelings
of love and pride come from when they learn to hug and kiss other children?’.
Being a mum myself I did not get the impression that the play was specifically
directed at Mums. It was delivered in such a way that the audience of
mixed age and status could really appreciate what Mum and her children
were experiencing.
Jade is a theatre company that has built up a unique team of designers
and artists who work closely together from the earliest possible stage
of a production to make it fresh and engaging. Their next production -
Cassowary by Victoria Worsley (founder of Jade 1992) in collaboration
with Orit Azaz - promises to be an “adventure playground of a show
which combines acrobats and actors…exploring themes of adventure
and risk.” (www.jadetc.co.uk)
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