Review of The Terminal Velocity of
Snowflakes
Written by Nina Berry
Directed by Graeme Thompson
Cast – Daniel Watson and Heather
Carroll
Live Theatre
Broad Chare, Quayside,
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3DQ
Wednesday 22nd November
2017 - Saturday 16th December 2017
Having
missed Nina Berry’s debut full length play The Terminal Velocity of Snowflakes first
time round I was delighted that it was to get another outing at The Live
Theatre. Entering the studio theatre space was like walking into a winter
wonderland, pure white the length and height of the performance area with giant
snowflakes in the sky. The minimalist set shows the strength of the writing
from Nina Berry which carries the play through the 2 characters of Rosie, Heather
Carroll and Charlie, Daniel Watson.
We
first see them meeting when Charlie is 9 and Rosie is 7. Charlie with his ill-fitting
woollen hat and Rosie in a bright yellow coat, an awkward meeting in which they
connect. They don’t meet again until Charlie is 16 and Rosie is 14. We then follow
their different lives through monologues as Rosie leaves the North and goes to London
where Charlie remains in Newcastle. When they meet for the third time they finally
get together which sees the intensity increase as their journey takes us on the
possibilities of their future jumping around in time, before eventually
returning to their original meeting with the possibility of a different outcome.
The
journey is intense at times with incredibly captivating performances from
Heather Carroll and Daniel Watson. I would certainly recommend looking out for
Nina Berry’s plays in the future.
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