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REVIEWS

Observer - 17th August 2008
"An outstanding performance...seals this as a show not to miss"

Harder to define, but no less enjoyable for it, is Claire MacDonald's Correspondence at the Pleasance. A couple sit on a park bench and imagine a story together. As they describe autumn leaves and mist rising from a field, the viewer is cast as the reader of a book, free to visualise an internal world. The couple argue and amuse each other with their suggestions for plot and characters. The essence of the daily conjuring trick required to sustain a relationship is evoked; they are every couple, every relationship. A dark episode in their past is suggested and tension builds until the longing for them to kiss becomes unbearable. When they finally hold each other, the tender release is exquisite.

MacDonald offers many such beautiful moments, which endure long after the play has finished, like a string of lanterns glowing in the dusk. An outstanding performance of childlike exuberance from Jeremy Killick seals this as a show not to miss.

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Three Weeks - 4th August 2008
"vibrantly important theatre from a supremely talented company, delivered by some of the best performers of the festival. "

Excellent Review in Three Weeks

A man and a woman gradually construct alternative realities in this absurdist drama that instantly transports you to a world of moody film noir. The script is wonderfully balanced, changing continually in pace and tone. Both actors deliver ever evolving situations with incredible skill, panache and a masterful grasp of the dialogue. The set design is particularly impressive, suiting the mood perfectly, with the moonlight seeping through the fogged window, delivering us to wherever the performers dictate. This is vibrantly important theatre from a supremely talented company delivered by some of the best performers of the festival. The Fringe would be a worse place without them.

Guardian - 7th July 2008
"Cambridge's excellent new writing producers, Menagerie have two shows..."

"Edinburgh Gems", Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, July 7th

Keep an eye out for... Cambridge's excellent new writing producers, Menagerie have two shows Steve Waters' Out Of Your Knowledge and Correspondence by Claire MacDonald.

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