The ties that bind us can never be broken, and the shocking events that bring Sal to exile on a remote Irish island are as unexpected as they are brutal. Her compelling journey through grief, revenge and the temptations of evil begs only one question: what would you do if pushed to the very edge? Read more …
A profoundly sad play with its coalescing of modern and ancient tragedy, it is sensitively directed by Richard Baron.
Richard Baron’s crisply staged, slow burn of a production.
What follows in a performance that flits between light and shade is a meditation on loss, grieving and revenge that’s made all the more shocking by its everyday matter-of-factness.
Quietly impressive.
Fluid and absorbing though McGuinness’s tale is, there is not enough going on, visually or in Coulson’s occasionally unsteady performance, to overcome the feeling that one would have been as well reading the text at home.
Dark and captivating.
While Coulson does well to tell Sal’s story, choice creative decisions get in the way of making this production the glass-shattering performance it could be for everyone.
This stark tragedy poses moral dilemmas that demand self -enquiry.
Like those matches, this gets the job done and should not be underestimated, even if we might wish for something a bit more user-friendly.
The Match Box is almost breath-taking in its simplicity.
The Match Box is not an easy watch but this powerful monologue is well worth it.
The Match Box is a thought-provoking piece; where it may lack polish, it offers a raw and rugged look at the impact tragedy can have on an individual and those around them.
Frank McGuinness--The Match Box
The Match Box is a study of a mother pushed to extremes
On Tour, from Thursday February 1, 2018, until Saturday February 24, 2018.