The Red Handkerchief

Venue 9 – The Rachel Browne Theatre (WCD Studio)

 

Eddy and Emily have been living together for over one year. Unfortunately, they are totally different people – she likes to socialize while he would rather read books. As an interesting twist, both of them invent lovers to help fill the void of what’s missing in their own real lives.

 

I really liked this play. I liked how the creation of these 2 lovers showed the imagined ideal of love – it can be as beautiful, exciting and playful as you want it to be. Compare it to the reality – people don’t communicate well with each other and spend their time arguing and complaining. In addition, both actors do a lovely job distinguishing their real life characters with their invented characters which adds to the fun.

 

 

- Justin Olynyk UMFM