Drama Review: equaldoubt - Suffocation

Yesterday I went to see Suffocation at South Hill Park, as part of a drama festival called Fresh, largely to promote emerging talent in both drama and dance.

Suffocation itself was hosted in the Studio Theatre, which was appropriately compact for a performance thus named. The audience itself made up the fourth wall around the action, and as such couldn't have felt more involved in the piece. Equaldoubt's own description is:

"To cause discomfort to by or as if by cutting off the supply of fresh air."

Two people, who fall in love, decide to share life with each other, to live together, slowly start to lose each other, but don't have to face it - until one day... Two people, two cultures, two languages, two paths, under one roof... Suffocation.

I thoroughly enjoyed this performance, but would not want to lessen the impact by describing what happens; it really is best experienced live; the delivery is powerful, physical, challenging and totally mesmerising. Equaldoubt (made up of Sean Palmer and Agnieska Blonska) are ones to watch out for: you can catch them next at the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff on the following days:

28th Jun, 2005 @8pm
29th Jun, 2005 @8pm
30th Jun, 2005 @8pm