GATE OUTDOORS - PRESS REVIEWS
DOMINI PÚBLIC
WHATSONSTAGE.COM - North East Jane Blagden
http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/northeast/E8831279143366/
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THE PUBLIC REVIEWS Katherine Kirwin at The Lowry, 18 July 2010
"The movements across the stage of the 40 or so members of the audience created a kind of life-size board game, highlighting our relationships to each other through differences of opinion or facts. It also indulged our spectator, voyeuristic instinct as you found yourself craning to see who had cried at the last Olympics. The intriguing element of the production for me was the sense of participation and interaction and yet no-one spoke and we only truly interacted with the voice in our ears."
"Domini Public preyed upon the psychology of human behaviour, our willingness to follow orders, to create hierarchies, to group others by appearance or social type, and our enjoyment of games. Domini Public allowed for the tension and drama of a life-size board game in which we were involved in faking a fate which was not our own and yet was still innately our own, i.e. as a pawn or character."
"This performance was fascinating, thought-provoking, enjoyable and sure to re-surface in your mind in the days to come."
http://www.thepublicreviews.com/domini-public-the-lowry-theatre-salford/
WHATSONSTAGE.COM - North West Dave Cunningham at The Lowry, 18 July 2010
"In an excellent use of the theatre the ending puts the audience in the position of looking down from the heavens on the people participating in Domini Public."
"This imaginative conclusion is typical of a show that is thought provoking and very entertaining."
http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/northwest/E8831279545027/
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CULTURE WARS Matt Trueman at The National Theatre, 25 July 2010
"But it’s when our responsive physical actions become consumed by and translated into an emerging fiction that Domini Public really takes flight.."
"Suddenly, the square is transformed into a battleground as our stand-off takes on new meaning."
http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/site/article/
it_should_be_the_whole_city/
SUSURRUS
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE Simon Sladen
"Between tracks opera music accompanies each happy wanderer on their journey to the next station. This is incredibly relaxing and makes the leisurely stroll around the grounds an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours."
"The park itself becomes the play's principal character and the experience of dodging dog walkers, scooter riding school kids, gentle joggers and the pushchair brigade makes the production live."
"Whilst listening to the eight tracks, the four voices could belong to any of these passing people and this is what makes Susurrus an intriguing experience."
"This piece of MP3eatre is a most delightful way to spend a summer's afternoon or eve...you are always in control and can take as long as you like to listen to the tale unfurl or simply enjoy the sun and watch the park come alive."
http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/susurrus-rev.htm
ETIQUETTE
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/for-your-eyes-only-thelatest-theatrical-craze-features-a-single-performer-with-a-single-performer-with-a-single-audience-member-1995795.