The past is a mystery. And yet perhaps it will be easier to explain than the fish. Read more …
Moving from 1950s London to the Australian desert in 2039, When the Rain Stops Falling charts a legacy of betrayal, mysterious disappearances and fish soup in an epic drama that spans four generations of one family across two continents. The sins of the father are visited on the son as secrets and lies send one young man across the hemispheres in search of answers whilst a worldwide environmental disaster unfolds.
As the show limps towards the finish line, it's hard to care about such thin characters, much less trite issue-based plotlines. And no amount of falling fish can save them.
Its poetry is stunning, and impressively well-served by Makeshift’s eight-strong ensemble, who take on one of the most powerful new plays of the past decade, and do it more than justice.
Tron Theatre, Glasgow from Wednesday February 4, 2015, until Saturday February 7, 2015. More info: www.tron.co.uk
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