The official synopsis of this play is 'Emily and Michael are brother and sister. They live with their father on an isolated farm in the North of England. What they want is to go back, or go forward. Either will do but they’re stuck in this God-awful place….until Craig turns up with enough charm to bring the birds from the trees and the sheep from the fields.'
Live theater is something I really genuinely enjoy going to, I have to say that 'Twelve miles from nowhere' is my favorite piece I have ever seen. It had a small cast and was performed on a traverse stage (which was my favorite thing about it... A traverse stage is like this:
The reason I love this is because the actors had to work in extremely close proximity, allowing me as an audience member to feel more tense. I was also able to see even the tiniest of details, like the scrunching of a fist or other subtle things, this meant the play could be more naturalistic rather than over the top and slapstick just so big audiences can tell what they are feeling from far back. I love it when I am close to the actors and they cannot hide behind and props or stage, and it was very much like that with this. What I also liked is in the scene transitions usually you have men in black clothing come on and move things but in this play they come on and the actors changed the set, while staying in character, this not only made the play feel less interrupted and more fluent but it also showed the hardship that comes with working on a farm and that they are independent and do have to do everything for themselves.
Overall it was just fantastic! I also loved being able to see audience member reaction from the other side... there is something about sharing emotion with the people around you that can be pretty special, maybe that is just me? anyway, really enjoyed it!
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