Wednesday, 19th July 2023
Well, one has to get back on the horse so this was my next theatre venture after the indescribably, irredeemably awful A Little Life. It was also my first ever solo theatre trip and a fairly successful one.
I bagged a cheap seat, front row - restricted view if you are short but fine for me - loads of legroom and settled in for ... well, I wasn't really sure.
What followed was bleak and chilling but with a purpose and message (unlike A Little Life). A worrying and difficult tale. I've subsequently read mixed reviews of Lily Allen's Katurian but I thought she was sensational; understated and absolutely believable despite the surreal and incredible role. Steve Pemberton's Tupolski, on the other hand was disappointing - he seems to be one of those actors whose "projection" is just a loud, shouty unnatural delivery. So the over-all result was "okay".
