TERROR 2009: THEATRE OF HORROR AND GRAND GUIGNOL

Terror 2009: Theatre of Horror and Grand Guignol at Southwark Playhouse


Four new short plays exploring horror and Grand Guignol, spun together with magic, cabaret and other oddities for the Halloween season.

The plays can not see in normal theatre, which are completely new. As to me, I have not see these kind of plays in the theatre before in my own countries.

I do love the first play which is Psychogeography by Lucy Kirkwood and directed by Adam Meggido. Psychogeography is a horror story happened in a house which was a killer's house and lots female vitims were killed. It is about a couple in there and the women wanted to move in the house.


The director who present ghostly scene in the live performance and lead audience into horror ambience is brilliant. The lighting of the whole play mainly used an oil lamp and an electric torch only. Audiences could only see partly of the actors and stage, since the lighting source, the oil lamp or torch, was limited, which means the stage, killer's room, was mainly dark, as a result people would more easy scare or feel unconformable when in dark. What is more, the usage of torch would greatly and easily lead audiences to see what director wants them to see. In addition, these kind of lighting also create great visual images which are black and white with shadows. That is why I thought the director is outstanding. Director also ably presented the scene of ghost using physical futures of human being which is human eyes can not see anything from the change of light lighting in dark . One of the scene,the ghost suddenly shows up in the stage and disappears in one second.
 
PS: It will show until 24th October 2009