One Act Play Festival - "The other side"

Last week we went to the One Act Play festival at San Silvestre School and we watch “The other side”, a ply performed by Newton College.

Synopsis: Tommy Shoo is a little orphan in trouble. Or not? But Mrs. Clemendra Nottingham won’t hesitate to protect the poor creature. Or will she? In the end, Benjamin Pennywrath, the butler, is the lovely boy’s best friend. Isn’t he? When we look at the other side, things aren’t quite what they seemed to be.

I really enjoyed watching the play although I didn’t understand it very well. There was a “mirror” in the middle of the stage but it was just the frame but with no glass. And so, when the actors walked in front of it, other actors at the other side of the mirror were representing the reflection. This was a great effect. They had a lot of coordination but I think that with one extra week of practice it could have been better.

Before the beginning of the play, you could see the scenery there and it looked very impressive. All the props made contrast with the scenery. And when the characters entered, the costumes made contrast as well. The design concept was amazing.

This play was something new for me, it was very funny but I think that the actors didn’t work too much on characterization. Maybe they didn’t have enough time but what I saw was just the same people that I know. In other words they weren’t a 100% inside their character. I know that it is difficult and demands a lot of time but with more work on characterization the play could had been better.