Play: Yellow Tunic
Reviewer: Carl
5 Stars
Adam Venker is a brilliant performer, and this show has some brilliant moments.
It is a collage of writings and events from the life of Mayakovsky, arranged
on an appropriate framework of physical theatre. This show is a grower -
I've seen it twice and it really grew on me, both because Adam's performance
had become even more inspired and because I got more out of the text.
Play: The Yellow Tunic
Reviewer: Matt
3 Stars
Wonderful play. I went into The Yellow Tunic knowing nothing about its subject,
avante-garde writer, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and only a moderate idea what
to expect. Having seen the show, I can't say I'm better informed about the
life of Mayakovsky, but the piece uses Mayakosky's own lectures, and poems,
as well as avante-garde movement and a decidedly creepy sound collage to
create a mood, an idea of what Mayakovsky is about. Performer Adam Venker
has moments in his performance that are brilliant in their subtlety. Recommend
it highly. |