When blood is shed the past always comes back to haunt us. Read more …
Witness to the brutal slaying of her father and brother by three armed intruders, Nina is discovered by one of the assassins under a trapdoor. He decides to spare her life. Many years later the two meet again and their shared past uncovers a murky river of secrets, deceit and vengeance.
Sin Sangre is an adaptation of a novella by Italian author and playwright Alessandro Baricco, with all the darkness and tension of a 1960s B-movie thriller. It is a fast paced production combining intense dialogue and raw action with widescreen cinematic projection.
One can't help but feel that something is lost, both emotionally and psychologically, as the piece comes to what should be a complex and moving conclusion.
A unique work of art.
What ought to be an affecting piece of innovative theatre finally seems like little more than a box of tricks.
We are denied that sense of sharing space with the artists that is so crucial to live performance.
Far from complementing each other, the theatrical and cinematic tricks diminish the story, rather than enhance it.
It is still very gimmicky, but there is a passion at its heart.
Theatre and cinema merge as one in Sin Sangre Festival
Theatre goes 3D
Two companies at the cutting edge of Chilean theatre are coming to Edinburgh to showcase their unique blend of theatrical performance
King's Theatre, Edinburgh from Saturday August 28, 2010, until Friday September 3, 2010. 8.00pm. No performances on the 29th, 31st or 2nd.. Tickets: £12-£27. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/kings
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