MANOR "Don't Look Back"
BY MARTIN MURPHY
Soho Theatre December 2009.
Tristan Bates Theatre, Covent Garden
March - April 2010
MANOR IS THE BRUTAL TALE OF THREE MEN THROWN TOGETHER BY VIOLENCE AND LOVE.
A STORY WHICH BRINGS ELEMENTS OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY, TRADITIONAL LEGEND AND BIBLICAL REFERENCE INTO THE CLASSIC BRITISH GANGSTER GENRE.
MANOR USES A HEIGHTENED POETIC FORM OF LANGUAGE, TRANSFORMING THE WORDS OF THE GRIMY LONDON UNDERWORLD INTO A NEAR MUSICAL EXPERIENCE.
UNFLINCHING AND HARD HITTING MARTIN MURPHY'S PLAY FINDS A REAL HUMANITY IN EACH OF HIS CHARACTERS MAKING THE HORRIFYING BEARABLE WHILST TRANSFORMING THE MOST MINOR INFIDELITY INTO AN UNFORGIVABLE SIN.
Stephen Pucci - Stud. Barra Collins - Joe. Elspeth Rae - Kel. James Kermack - Man
Photos by Louise Hall
Manor is dark and hard hitting. Martin Murphy's writing is brutal, poetic and bloody funny. A play which deserves to be seen in the flesh.
David Scinto. Writer, Sexy Beast, 44 Inch Chest
Credit must go to director James Kermack who has managed to create a powerful, if grim, evening of theatre.
WhatsOnStage
It's a fierce and disturbing debut play about North London gangsters by a new talent, well acted by a young cast that deliver a sit-up-and-take-notice ferocity of performance that had me on the edge of my seat.
Aleks Sierz. Writer, In-Yer-Face Theatre
Brutally beautiful with captivating performances
Remote Goat
Minimal props and set design help emphasise the true star of Manor: the captivating dialogue.
Spoonfed