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The Glorious Damnation Of Eddie Small (Zut Alors Theatre)

By Zita Campbell | Published on Friday 21 August 2015

The spirit of blues legend Robert Johnson is resurrected in this inspired and original work by Zut Alors Theatre Company, a collaboration of young, talented graduates. This bluegrass musical, about stardom and the lengths we’ll go to get it, holds great potential. However, I later found out that it’s midway through a rewrite and alterations to the script are paramount. The characters come across as one-dimensional, and therefore the narrative turning points fail to engage us. This consequently leads to distaste for the protagonist, and a lack of empathy towards his decisions. Nonetheless, the cast’s energy is superb – they are obviously talented, and have exceptional performance ability. I just want to understand their characters more.

Bedlam Theatre, until 16 Aug.
tw rating 3/5 | [Zita Campbell]