The Complaint

Afra (Zora Bishop) and Truman (Callum Dixon)
Photo credit: Hampstead Theatre

Although I'm not entirely sure what this play was about, I did enjoy the performance. Can't say the same for the rest of my classmates. When we walked out of the theatre, I believe the most common reaction was "What the hell did I just watch?" (Their words, not mine.) The story, if there was a story, was very reminiscent of Kafka's The Trial. And I like Kafka. Also I have weird taste. There was something rather mesmerizing about watching this play's nonsensical world.

Nick Whitby, the playwright, describes his play as: "A small, perverse, global, post-absurdist, insurrectionist comedy."

That sounds about right.

~L