“As important as its subject matter is, especially given high male suicide rates in recent years, Lewis Aaron Wood’s script doesn’t quite fly. Characters are flimsy, and the choreography brings pace and visual effects but gets in the way of the story’s development.”
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“Some of the performances are halting or wooden, so we do not believe in the connections between these characters. No one in the play feels known to us, and you end up wishing for more substance to match the production’s ample style.”
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“Making his professional directorial debut, Daniel Blake stages the piece with flair, building in stylish movement work that injects muscular physicality and much-needed dynamism into the production.”
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“An insightful, intelligent piece of work about the kind of people we don’t tend to associate with mental health struggles, ‘Bones’ is a strong piece of theatre – sharply written by Wood and presented with a near-perfect execution by Blake. Coupled with a quartet of believable, textured performances, this show ought to have a bright future”
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“...’Bones’ opens an important dialogue about defying gender stereotypes, the true toxicity of toxic masculinity, and breaking the taboo around mental health.”
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