"Filled with deception, rage, betrayal and the effect extremist politics can have on family bonds but a flat narrative and underdeveloped context leaves this play a bit lower on the scale that I had hoped. Nonetheless, an enjoyable watch with an incredibly important theme."
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"The many plot twists and turns are pulled off immaculately and the family’s melodrama never becomes thudding."
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“Tim Edge’s play, much reworked by the director Ben Kavanagh, tries to do both too much and too little. It seeks to examine how terrorism is seeded and maintained, how it bleeds into personal enmities and tensions and how fragile is the peace in the North, 25 years on from the Good Friday Agreement.”
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“In an era when British politicians have started to become very cavalier about Northern Ireland, ‘Under the Black Rock’ is a flawed but powerful look back at a recent history that remains simmering.”
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"There’s no possibility of achieving any kind of catharsis in the meta final scene when we feel nothing for the characters. This play needs serious dramaturgical intervention to be palatable. "
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"This is a play that showcased some outstanding performances from its cast. A piece that did genuinely have me on the edge of my seat at times and a show that’s visuals were exquisitely delivered. "
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