[Review] Andy Jordan Productions: Hush
Hush is a fascinating and frightening study of domestic violence and mental illness. Griff (Alex Palmer) convinces himself that his wife Lydia (Juliet Cowan) is having an affair and in order to confirm her betrayal imagines he is talking to their unborn child Jack.
Such a premise obviously requires an enormous suspension of disbelief from the audience, and clever use of lighting and powerful music help signal to the audience the beginning and end of Griff’s episodes. But our investment in the action on stage largely derives from the strength of both Palmer and Cowan’s performances. Cowan in particular is astonishing as Jack: not only does she convey the physicality of a troublesome toddler, but as a figment of Griff’s imagination shifts her performance into pure malice.
Palmer manages to show Griff’s mental instability through the simplest actions: questions about his wife’s day turn into an interrogation; begging for forgiveness he grips her arm until she cries out in pain. Such moments build up a palpable tension, which in conjunction with the unpredictability of Griff’s mood, keeps the audience gripped in fear for Lydia, whose rational character is eclipsed by Griff’s obsessions.
What is most powerful in this production is that our empathy is split between both parties involved. Lydia’s frustration as Griff denies there is a problem is felt by every audience member; yet, the hopelessness of Griff’s own situation cannot fail to provoke pity. This is a strong all-round production which qualifies it for dealing with such evocative subject matter as well as its likely nomination for a Fringe First.
Who: Andy Jordan Productions: Hush
Where: Pleasance Dome
When: 12:40-13:40; 4th-29th August
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