BLOOD WEDDING

EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL 2008 REVIEW

BLOOD WEDDING

Colet Players

Zoo Southside

August 17-24 at 21.10pm, (1 hour 10 mins)

£7.00, (£5.00)

Reviewed by Jacqueline Sharp

Heavy stuff!  There's no happy ending. It's very sad in fact. It tells the tale of a love that is deep and causes pain to all involved!  The excellent all-female cast manage to produce some very intense, deep, emotional acting in each scene. It was a bit too much, perhaps. I just wanted to get out as quickly as I could, to draw breath.  In hindsight though, this was a beautiful script despite its faults.

Perhaps if it was less intense it would have been a pleasure to watch the gripping scenes and could been a memorable experience for the viewer.  The story of love gone wrong is a tough one to convey.  Blood Wedding is a tale of two lovers, deeply torn between love, respect and loyalty to family and the ones they love. Wow!  Now I need some fresh air and some chill out time.