Beachy Head - Press 2008

Summary 

Here are some articles / reviews that our development showings of this production have received to date...

BBC Suffolk Radio Interview: with Co-Artistic Directors Liam Jarvis and Hannah Barker, and PULSE's Sharon Jenkins Listen

'...The most startling and unconventional aspect of Beachy Head becomes apparent in the opening moments. Using digital cameras, CGI back projection, sound effects and sophisticated lighting, the company bring a radical approach to presenting drama... I'd strongly recommend Beachy Head... I've never seen anything like it!'
One Suffolk

'Analogue are not strangers to the New Wolsey having brought the first part of this trilogy, Mile End, to the main house last year. Even so, this was an unusual choice for an opening production given that it is a work in progress and a lot of ideas about the direction of the piece are still being formatted. Having said that this was still a powerful drama and much about the production worked very well on many levels.

Analogue specialise in devised work that uses a lot of new media and this piece was no exception. The staging is quite basic but much use is made of multipurpose screens and the clever use of projections, lighting and simple effects controlled by the whole company moved the action along with pace and pathos. The story focuses on a suicide at Beachy Head but the play is as much about the exploitation of the media and the ripple effects of another's decisions as the reasons behind such drastic actions.

Some of the characters were better rounded than others -and there is more work to do on the back stories, but the whole cast worked seamlessly together and the overall effect was at times stunning and always thought provoking. An imaginative opener to what promises to be an interesting festival.'

Evening Star