Theatre Review: The Girl with No Heart
Sparkle and
Dark’s production of The Girl with No Heart tells the story of a young girl who
enters into a world torn apart by a war.
One of the
most interesting things about this haunting production was the way in which the
story was told. The combination of live music, puppetry and origami throughout
the show helped the audience feel like the children that are in the play. This
meant that the overall result was even more harrowing because seeing such an
empty world through a child’s eyes is really quite saddening.
However the
production’s performers created such warm and realistic characters that you
could not help but want to remove them from the tragic world they were in. The
charismatic performances lifted the play at some of its darker moments and
always took it in different, but significant, directions.
It was
different from what I expected because it was completely unique and original
and was a really interesting and truthful way of performing a play.
I think the
event would have been better if the story had some more exciting and dramatic elements
because there were times when my attention dropped slightly.
I would
strongly recommend this production to others because it can appeal to a large
audience due to the variety of the show but also because of the interesting
story and exciting method of storytelling.
by Nick Pearce
