Our runs at the English Theatre Berlin and the Soho Theatre, London, in October and November 2011, were well-received by large audiences, and both theatres have asked us back next year for longer runs. Watch this space for specific dates. Here are some excerpts from a review and off-the-record remarks by some reviewers…
The Neue Deutschland wrote (translation by Josephine Larsen and Priscilla Be):
“It would be hard for one to copy the transformational skills of the British actress Josephine Larsen. These Short Shrifts are extremely entertaining, often captivatingly comic. Attention Seekers do indeed succeed in totally captivating our attention.”
We asked Donald Hutera, drama critic of The Times, to write a few words; he wrote:
“Short, punchy, cabaret-style theatrical sketches that in tone or subject matter can be satirical, sober or surreal, sometimes all at once.
Charlie Godrey-Faussett, formerly a drama critic with Time Out, wrote:
“A series of bizarre and highly articulate insights into relationships of varying disfunctionality. The acts combine cabaret, drama, music and poetry into an evening that is often funny, brilliantly written, sad and undeniably different.”
Attention Seekers will be giving workshops and a performance of Short Shrifts, at South Devon College, on Tuesday 22nd November 2011 and at Falmouth College, January 2012.
