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It’s a sponsored silence; you have to keep it zipped, keep it buttoned, keep it together – even when one of the group is trying to break you down.
How can you, can anyone, stay silent when one of the team has just won wads of cash? And what about those builders who keep popping in, something has to be said?
Playwright Douglas Maxwell, composer MJ McCarthy and Lung Ha Theatre Company take you on a (quiet) journey where silence is golden – but there are many ways to overcome silence when there is so much to say.
While chattier than advertised, Maxwell's script fizzes with invention and a playfulness that speaks volumes in a way that words can't always muster.
If the overall effect is fragmented, and sometimes more like a series of exercises in silent comedy than a play in its own right, this latest show still provides an enjoyable showcase for the ever-more-impressive skills of the Lung Ha ensemble.
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Thursday April 7, 2016, until Saturday April 9, 2016. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
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