Straight Acting Theatre
\nNorth West End
\n14\/02\/18
\nD\u2019Eon – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester<\/p>\n
Hope Mill Theatre,<\/p>\n
D\u2019Eon<\/em><\/p>\n Straight Acting Theatre Company<\/p>\n Upon entering Hope Mill Theatre the audience are greeted by a pianist, a chaise longue, an armchair and a table and chair with loads of crumpled up pieces of paper. It appears as if someone is suffering from writer\u2019s block.<\/p>\n D\u2019Eon is a new play from the Straight Acting Theatre Company, written by Edinburgh Fringe First Winner; Renny Krupinski. It is based on the life of Monsieur Chevalier D\u2019Eon de Beaumont who was born male, yet lived the later part of his life as a female. The story is made even more complicated given the fact the majority of the play is set in the 18th Century and that D\u2019Eon fought as a soldier.<\/p>\n Kaitlin Howard who plays D\u2019Eon is on stage throughout the entire two and a half hour production. She is absolutely superb in the lead role and delivers lots of light and shade to the character – she made us feel sad when D\u2019Eon was sad and happy when D\u2019Eon was happy. Not only that but she had a lot of choreography and stage fighting to contend with too, which she pulled off with ease.<\/p>\n The Straight Acting Theatre Company are a relatively new company, only being formed in 2016. They endeavour to enrich the lives of audience by producing live theatre that focuses on the detail of life and the stories we all have to tell. They really deserve a pat on the back for bringing and untold and very important story to the public\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n Other notable performances come from William J Holstead who captures the nervousness and intriguement of Thomas very well. The rest of the ensemble are also fantastically committed to their roles, which one may say is not for the faint-hearted.<\/p>\n Although D\u2019Eon does address a serious issue, there are also a lot of laughs in this play. Many of these come from the ensemble with the use of pigs, snakes, prosthetic penises and some sexual innuendo.<\/p>\n D\u2019Eon was a very enjoyable watch and recommended.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not very often you get to see a play that explores the theme of gender and equality. It\u2019s interesting to know that the issues have stretched back as far as 200 years, yet sad that you fast forward to 2018 and things haven\u2019t changed that much.<\/p>\n D\u2019Eon runs at Hope Mill Theatre until 17th\u00a0February.\u00a0https:\/\/hopemilltheatre.co.uk\/events\/deon\/<\/p>\n Reviewer: Brian Madden<\/p>\n Reviewed: 13th\u00a0February 2018<\/p>\n North West End Rating:\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Straight Acting Theatre North West End 14\/02\/18 D\u2019Eon – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester Hope Mill Theatre, D\u2019Eon Straight Acting Theatre Company Upon entering Hope Mill Theatre the audience are greeted by a pianist, a chaise longue, an armchair and a table and chair with loads of crumpled up pieces of paper. It appears as if […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"yoast_head":"\n