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I daren’t admit it to the principle character of this afternoon’s present, for causes that quickly develop into clear, however I went to the identical secondary faculty as Sue Perkins. One of my most tangible claims to fame, and never an excellent one at that, is that I briefly used her outdated music textbook. The motive I wouldn’t admit it to the girl on this present, is that she occurs to be fully obsessive about Sue, and the truth that they need to be collectively. In Pursuet is a narrative about dependancy, obsession, and the trivialisation of alcohol abuse in our…
Rating
Good
A present that makes you chuckle, while cleverly weaving in uncomfortable truths all through.
I daren’t admit it to the principle character of this afternoon’s present, for causes that quickly develop into clear, however I went to the identical secondary faculty as Sue Perkins. One of my most tangible claims to fame, and never an excellent one at that, is that I briefly used her outdated music textbook. The motive I wouldn’t admit it to the girl on this present, is that she occurs to be fully obsessive about Sue, and the truth that they need to be collectively.
In Pursuet is a narrative about dependancy, obsession, and the trivialisation of alcohol abuse in our society. It’s informed by means of the eyes of a anonymous girl, who we meet in a therapist’s chair. She’s speaking about her relationship with alcohol and consuming. She doesn’t know who she is with out a drink, or find out how to have enjoyable with out it. Despite these being claims that many people would dismiss, the feedback set off laughter all through the room. The sort of laughter that claims “yes, I know exactly what you mean”.
What is much less relatable, hopefully, is the girl’s celeb obsession and bodily stalking of Sue Perkins. Whilst this makes for some very humorous moments in the beginning of the present, it quickly turns into uncomfortable and worrying as the extent of obsession will increase. Some of the anecdotes are amusing to observe, however there’s a lingering darkness which may have been embraced extra through the efficiency.
Eleanor Higgins is good, completely inhabiting the function all through, she’s very straightforward to observe. Towards the unsettling climax of the present, it’s exhausting to take your eyes off her regardless of how a lot you need to. She additionally inhabits Sue’s character scarily effectively when required, though her impression of Anna Richardson required a good quantity of creativeness!
Particularly effectively carried out was a drunken stumble residence; you can effectively consider she’d been consuming considerably harmful quantities. With sound results used to indicate the risks she finds herself in and the ladies that attempt to assist her, it was unsettling. This was one of many few moments of the present the place sound and stage motion labored in concord. At different occasions sound results and music have been used to show location, but it surely was troublesome to listen to Higgins talking over the sound. This may although have been all the way down to my seat’s location, in entrance of a speaker.
There’s one thing about this present that leaves you wanting extra. The stage of obsession is clearly problematic but it surely’s not wholly plausible. You additionally end up leaving the theatre with a lot of questions. Why Sue? What led her to develop this obsession? Is it actually as straightforward as a restraining order and throwing away a bottle of wine? Despite this, Higgin’s script is humorous and she or he is an interesting performer: it’s an fulfilling hour (in a moderately draughty Vault Festival location) that flies by.
Written by: Eleanor Higgins
Directed by: Tom Knight
Produced by: Bush Productions
In PuSUEt performs at VAULT Festival subsequent on 4 and 5 March. Further info and bookings might be discovered right here.
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