I watched this show at The Hat Factory on the 12th March 2015 having previously gone to Two's Company ( @twoscompanyltd ) workshop earlier in the week. This is where I learned about how these two girls ( Fadia & Nyla) met and their cultural backgrounds as well as the concept for this show and the technique which they used, called headphone verbatim theatre.
The set up on stage was simple but effective in a way that allowed the acting out of people's interviews to be portrayed with an obvious sense of realism and truth. The headphone verbatim technique, (Google it!) allowed me as an audience member to really become engaged with the various personalities played and also as the topic was on ethnic backgrounds and race in British culture (interviewees based in Leeds) there were some shocking and controversial but also humorous and delicate moments which had me immersed from start to finish.
I was impressed by how the two girls seamlessly switched from one person to another whilst keeping energy levels and performance quality high.I would definitely recommend going to see this show to young adults as you will enjoy the performance whilst developing your own opinion on a subject we don't always like talking about openly.
I came away from different is dangerous in thought about my opinions on the subject about my place in British culture coming from a Jamaican background but being from London and also living in Luton. This has inspired me to possibly create a similar show based on the views of people in Luton!
by Joshua Woolery-Allen
The set up on stage was simple but effective in a way that allowed the acting out of people's interviews to be portrayed with an obvious sense of realism and truth. The headphone verbatim technique, (Google it!) allowed me as an audience member to really become engaged with the various personalities played and also as the topic was on ethnic backgrounds and race in British culture (interviewees based in Leeds) there were some shocking and controversial but also humorous and delicate moments which had me immersed from start to finish.
I was impressed by how the two girls seamlessly switched from one person to another whilst keeping energy levels and performance quality high.I would definitely recommend going to see this show to young adults as you will enjoy the performance whilst developing your own opinion on a subject we don't always like talking about openly.
I came away from different is dangerous in thought about my opinions on the subject about my place in British culture coming from a Jamaican background but being from London and also living in Luton. This has inspired me to possibly create a similar show based on the views of people in Luton!
by Joshua Woolery-Allen