Chapter Arts Theatre, Cardiff
Fri 8 + Sat 9 Apr
The critically acclaimed, entertaining and risqué performance from Made In China has every talking and asking the question: is this normal?
This short, snappy and tantalisingly uncomfortable piece focuses on real life relationships, specifically those of the play’s co-founders. So how well do we perform when we’re one half of a relationship? And why don’t they ever quite live up to our expectations set by Hollywood? This is explored within this clever masterpiece of a play.
Why is it considered so dark and hostile you ask? Well it’s almost like, some say, the play version of the chilling film Gone Girl. By that I mean, fantasising about your partner’s death, in detail, on the regular.
Jess Latowicki, who is the star on stage, explores the mind of her partner Tim Cowbury, who wrote the script. Tim is the man in the shadows. Who keeps you guessing throughout whether or not he is controlling Jess, or if it’s her decision all along. Seeming adorably sweet with ‘Jessisms’, this couple initially appear so cute that you watch them in spite, however events soon turn sour.
It’s said to perfectly entwine the truth of being confused in love with being confused watching the show. But that’s love for you. Confusing as hell, yet thoroughly entertaining.
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Tickets: £10/£12. Info: 020 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org