Tangle

Published Wednesday 11 October 2006 at 14:50 by Rene Butler

As a title, Tangle matches the content of the play most aptly. We realise this after Malcolm’s opening monologue of confusing scientific rhetoric. It’s quite impressive talk for a people-finder/private investigator. He has been employed by Flora, an LA chick with the aesthetics if not the brains of one of Cagney and Lacey, to find lost uncle Carlos.

Rapid scene changes between west coast America and Wimbledon perplex further but then again it’s this feature which promotes intrigue. In south London the pair meet physicist Jocelyn who is searching for her brother. An equation Einstein would admit as tricky explains her take on finding the missing, or something like that - it really is that baffling. And it’s this point in the play where there seems to be a division. Half of the audience are genuinely lost themselves while the other half is braced with excitement waiting for the next development. There is also Hamish who is trying to locate his wife. He too a scientist, one who thinks he has developed teleportation. He hasn’t but actor Chris Thorpe has a good go at persuading us that he as.

Unlimited Theatre’s sound reputation for devised work is not hollowed by Tangle. Indeed it should be commended, as long as you’ve got the patience to unpick the plot.

Production information

By:
Clare Duffy, Liz Margree, Jon Spooner, Chris Thorpe
Management:
Unlimited Theatre and the Corn Exchange, Newbury in association with the Berkshire Venues Consortium
Cast:
Gemma Brockis, Lucy Ellinson, Jon Spooner, Chris Thorpe
Director:
Jon Spooner
Design:
Alex Kelly
Sound:
Gareth Fry
Lighting:
Colin Grenfell

Production information can change over the run of the show.

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Run sheet

Corn Exchange Newbury
September 29-30 2006
Studio Sheffield
October 3- 6 2006
Gulbenkian Canterbury
October 12 2006
Unity Liverpool
October 13-14 2006
Contact Manchester
October 31-November 1 2006
Arena Wolverhampton
November 2 2006
Wickham Bristol
November 3 2006
South Hill Park Arts Centre Bracknell
November 14 2006
South Street Arts Centre Reading
November 15 2006
Trinity Tunbridge Wells
November 16 2006
Norden Farm Maidenhead
November 17 2006
Repertory, Door Studio Birmingham
November 22-25 2006
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Courtyard Leeds
November 28-December 2 2006
Warwick Arts Centre Coventry
March 12-13 2008
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