Inside Intelligence - Teddy and Topsy - Isadora's Love Letters to Gorden Craig. Hill St Theatre 21/8/11

This was an adaptation of iconic dancer Isadora Duncan’s love letters to theatre director Gordon Craig and though Anne-Marie Paraskeva’s performance as Isadora was fresh, sparkly and believable, the show felt one dimensional. The story was told through the letters -  Craigs words appeared only briefly towards the end -  but felt less like a story being told than

Duncan

’s a character being revealed. I didn’t feel like I cared one way or another about the two characters and their relationship.  

Dance performances can be more difficult to accommodate in village venues. Although this is essentially a theatre piece that uses dance, I’d figured it could be a way of increasing the presence of dance on our menu. 

Whilst this one woman show could physically work in village halls - set was a simple back drop - for me, it was not enough.  Show duration. 1hr 15