The Sea
Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London from 17th January 2008 to 19th April 2008
A wild storm shakes a small East Anglian seaside village
and sets off a series of events that changes the lives of all its residents.
'Set in the high Edwardian world of 1907, The Sea is a fascinating blend
of wild farce, high comedy, biting social satire and bleak poetic tragedy.'
For all additional information and booking details, visit
the official web site: www.theatreroyalhaymarket.co.uk
Audience's reviews:
The play was a bizarre melange (a blancmange, if you will) of genres. A
period comedy of manners? A psychological study of psychosis? A portrait
of loss - just why did we have no depth to the story of the niece and the
drowned man? Did we spot Dibley-by-the-Sea? The underlying threat of Deliverance
country? A mystery thriller - surely something was dodgy about the drowning?
It was all just too confusing! What motivation did any of the characters,
apart from the niece grieving on the beach, have for going off on one, for
a page of philosophical musings?
We hoped at the interval that the second act would sew together some of
the pieces but they remained irreparably cut into three yard lengths of mismatching
cloth.
The opening storm was great but the following play wasn’t. Still,
no babies stoned to death or eyes gouged out, eh! 
Kevin
Porter (51) Stourbridge
