Yellow Moon (The Ballad of Leila and Lee)
Performance Reviews || Wednesday, 29 August, 2007
4 actors, 4 chairs and 20 scenes only indicated by the performers verbal cues. In the Traverse theatre where the audience is on 4 sides, there really is nowhere to hide. Especially for the actors or indeed the onlookers as you are often narrated to, catching them directly in the eye.
Yellow Moon, performed by Glasgow's TAG Theatre Company and written by David Gregg, tells the tale of Lee who runs away after accidentally stabbing his step-dad. He heads to the highlands to find his real father whom he holds in high regard, persuading a rather impressionable Leila to come with him.
With choreography sleeker than many dance shows and an emotive soundtrack reflecting and guiding the action, this wasn’t just a play but a road-trip. Such was the way the scenes flowed and the actor’s passion for the script that whipped you up into the story, you didn’t just observe but took the journey with them.
My only niggle? The music could have been a bit louder; powerful surround sound can make a trip!
'Yellow Moon' will continue its run at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow after the Festival Fringe.
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