by Zahid Fayyaz
After a number of years of growth and subsequent constructing works, the Soho has opened its north London outpost in Walthamstow, within the stunning former Granada Cinema that’s additionally a Grade 2 listed constructing. A stunning, glitzy venue, and with a capability of just below 1000, this house debuts with Natalie Palamide’s award nominated Edinburgh fringe present, Weer.
This is a superb present to open up this new venue: its idea is that Palamides is taking part in each lead characters in a 90’s set rom-com with a tragic finish. This is undertaken by the use of a splendidly bodily efficiency, the place half of her physique is finished up as every character, Mark and Christina. The present begins with the top of their relationship and flashes again to how they met, with hilarious impact. The use of bodily comedy is extraordinarily properly carried out, with the intercourse scenes being significantly humorous highlights. To assist with the additional characters wanted to inform the story, Natalie brings in some viewers participation, which provides to the interactivity of the efficiency and deepens the viewers connections with the characters. There is undoubtedly a deeper that means behind the comedy as properly, with a have a look at gender disparity and masculine fragility, however this doesn’t overtake the comedy of the piece.
This is likely one of the finest comedy exhibits in London in the intervening time, that is properly price going to Walthamstow for. As a debut present for this beautiful new venue, it couldn’t get a lot better.
Natalie Palamides: WEER ran via 10 May.
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