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Reinventing Your Image
How I Became Myself (By Becoming Someone Else)
Newcastle Alphabetti Theatre
Saturday 19th March 2016
Perhaps
everyone has had that moment when you’re thinking: Who am I? What on Earth am I
doing in my life?
Perhaps
that moment when you wonder: Why did my parents give me this name?
Paula
Varjack brought her single handed show about these very issues to the intimate
Alphabetti Theatre. She used a mix of different media to describe a personal
journey how “Sara Quin” found herself becoming the much more gregarious Paula
Varjack. The journey not only involved a change of name but a change of many
aspects of Paula’s life.
What
moves this show apart from other spoken word performances was the mix of media
used in delivering the story. There was audio and video clips mixed in with
stuff on the microphone but there was also live videoing of Paula. Having Paula
sat in a chair with her face obscured by a laptop which had a live feed from
the video camera worked. Her face revealing her emotion as the interview clips
were played gave the performance a live televisual quality. And it worked.
The packed Alphabetti crowd were given the dual treat of a fascinating tale and a
stimulating multi-media delivery. As with any great piece of theatre, it left
you with reflective questions about your own identity. A great evening’s entertainment.
This
review was written by Stephen Oliver for Jowheretogo PR (www.jowheretogo.com).
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Next week at Alphabetti: Continuum written by
Richard Stockwell
Newcastle
Alphabetti Theatre
Tuesday
22nd – Friday 25th March 2016
Directed
by Ali Pritchard
Performed
by Arabella Arnott, James Barton, Matt Jamie, Rosie Stancliffe
Ticket
Price Pay what you feel
Reserve
tickets online: http://alphabettitheatre.co.uk/whats-on/24-whats-on-articles/167-continuum
Running
Length Approx 1 hour.
Age
Recommendation 14+ (please be aware strong language is used)
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