BREATHING IRREGULAR - PRESS REVIEWS
THE GUARDIAN Lyn Gardner
‘this dance-theatre piece offers 50 minutes in which time expands and stands still, becoming suddenly blurred and then incredibly intense, as if an oxygen mask keeps slipping on and off your mouth’
‘Jane Mason's choreography captures the moment when all certainties seem to dissolve, and life and the human body suddenly seem so fragile’
‘a terrific quartet of performers’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/feb/04/breathing-irregular-review
THE TIMES Donald Hutera
'Working with the choreographer Jane Mason, Cracknell and a crack quartet of actor-dancers shape this intense source material into a collage of urgent words and precarious, panicked or protective motions’
‘Masterful lighting by Lucy Carter, working wonders in a confined space, heightens the atmosphere’
‘a multifaceted portrait of raw fear and trembling suspense’
‘the performance is delivered with an artful power.’
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/
stage/theatre/article7015411.ece
THE SUNDAY TIMES David Jays
‘horribly immediate, achingly visceral — you may forget to breathe’
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/
stage/theatre/article7014095.ece
THE OBSERVER Susannah Clapp
‘a radiant piece of theatre’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/feb/07/really-old-like-forty-five
THE STAGE Terry O’Donovan
‘Carrie Cracknell’s haunting new production at the Gate, she has led an eclectic artistic team to create a haunting and moving piece of dance theatre.’
‘delicately handled and ably performed by the commanding ensemble’
‘Jane Mason’s choreography gently submerges us into the inner world of the callers and victims through incredibly tense and distorted movements’
‘Lucy Carter’s sublime lighting design’
‘plethora of striking images which poignantly linger in the memory.’
http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/27137/breathing-irregular
THE LONDON MAGAZINE
‘a powerful and deeply moving 40-minute show that offers a fresh take on what happens when we dial 999.’
‘Holly Waddington’s design is superb: ropes attach the stage to the ceiling and so the tilting floor appears suspended.’
‘In a most touching scene the entire cast stands in line and faces the audience while waiting for an ambulance – staring out, they depict a visceral tension as they wait in total silence for a breathtaking duration.’
http://www.thelondonmagazine.co.uk/Going-Out/Arts-and-Culture/Breathing-Irregular-at-the-Gate-Theatre-.html
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE Philip Fisher
‘Breathing Irregular is a short but at times incredibly powerful piece that fuses dance with transcripts from both sides of 999 calls.’
‘an unusual 50 minutes that will linger long in the memory, primarily for its simple storytelling’
http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/breathingirregular-rev.htm
musicOMH Fern Kerr
‘a fascinating depiction of human endeavour in the face of tragedy and a powerful statement on the fragility of life’
http://www.musicomh.com/theatre/lon_breathing-irregular_0210.htm
OTHER REVIEWS
http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/event/171277/breathing-irregular
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23801898-breathing-irregular-needs-a-new-lease-of-life.do
http://www.blanchemarvin.com/Review.aspx?txtId=838