Playback Theatre at the PACT- The theme- Love & Catastrophes

Love is complicated, love is real life, love is the human condition……..

These were thoughts of the audience after an emotional rollercoaster provided by the enterprising Playback ensemble at the Pact Theatre. Playback’s final performance for the year did not hold back as the energetic cast reproduced spontaneous stories from real life …. Stories from audience members who were brave enough to share their personal experiences.

Lost…. 17 year old Joel….lonely , lacking confidence……unreachable by his mother, who saw this scenario vividly played out before her eyes. Then there was chance Encounter, Kate’s touching story of a poignant chance meeting on the streets of Rome.

For a first time encounter with this style of improvisation, this night at the theatre was confronting and engaging with its taste of ready to share improvisations being played out and connecting to both the young and the mature members in the audience.

© Jill Berryman

12th December, 2011