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Me
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| Cast | |
| Adam | Mike Higginson |
| Michael | Ian Saxton |
| Edward | Peter Gray |
| Crew | |
| Stage Manager | Angela Juett |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Victoria Findlay |
| Set Design & Construction | Peter Griffin, Paul Lay |
| Technical Advisors | Bernard Tilley, Amanda Whittle |
| Lighting | Jenny Devonshire |
| Sound | Mick Wright |
Thankyou to Eleanor McEnery for the loan of the Bible and the Koran.
Review
Drama too savage for some in audience
An evening spent observing the agonies of three hostages held captive in a featureless cell is not the easiest of entertainment. Not surprisingly, the production of Frank McGuinness' internationally acclaimed drama Someone Who'll Watch Over Me proved too strong fare for some of the audience at the Edward Alderton Theatre on Monday who seized the opportunity of freedom during the interval. But for those with guts enough to see through this savage but often strangely humorous play there was a rewarding experience to be had.
Adam, a taciturn American; Edward, a mouthy Irish journalist; and Michael, a bewildered English academic are the strange bedfellows in a Lebanese hell-hole. Director Peter Griffin majored on the darker elements of the play and the cast responded magnificently.
Mike Higginson displayed disturbing mental and physical commitment to his role as the American, disintegrating before our eyes. Peter Gray brings plenty of swagger to the role of Edward, depicting well a mix of sharp wit and downright unpleasantness. Michael is the misfit of the trio, a gentle academic from a sheltered background. Ian Saxton suffers from being, physically, the most imposing actor in the trio while his character has to be the most vulnerable. His performance lacks some of the feyness it requires - he simply isn't the kind you expect to fantasize about Virginia Wade winning Wimbledon - but goes some way to making up for this in depicting the man's emotional development and ultimate despair.
This is a formidable production which manages - just - to keep a balance between extended dark passages and periods of almost surreal humour.
Darryl McCarthy
Kentish Times I 25 March 1999
