Appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the very first time and with a World Premier, Cumbernauld Theatre Company present Viewless – a surrealist political thriller that explores the territory of witness protection. Read more …
In an absurdist world of form filling and paperwork, two men try to protect the people that don’t officially exist. When accidentally one witness resurfaces, a whole of chaos ensues as the secret of his past begins to unravel.
It’s a curiously conceived studio oddity which nevertheless casts a gimlet eye on how easy it is to be all but rubbed out by the state at large.
"Viewless" may fail to explore the depths its subject deserves, but if you accept it for what it is, it will reward you with a slick and polished hour of entertainment.
It all appears heartily amusing under Ed Robson’s concise direction, with plenty of optical tricks and playful diversions. But with Addison’s utterly straight performance sparking off the insanity and wonderment of Jack and Den Hertog, the enormity of the reality of Peters’ past is revealed with a delicate shudder. Brilliant stuff.
In conversation with...Ed Robson
Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh from Friday August 5, 2011, until Monday August 29, 2011. 6.30pm. Tickets: £9.00 (£7.00). More info: http://www.remarkable-arts-ltd.com/
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