Angharad Evans's Blog – September 2009 Archive (2)

Review of EMPti 10th and 11th September at Chapter Arts Centre by Taylor Glenn

EMPti

Real Live Theatre Company , , September 14, 2009



EMPti is an exploration of psychological pain, loss, and the dynamics of a Welsh family who lose their son to suicide.



We first meet Gwydion as we enter the theatre. He is seated under a wash of light and clearly in great agony, mumbling the words “I can’t breathe, I can’t sleep, I can’t eat.” He is looking straight at us, even pleading with us. We are trapped in his world with him from the moment we enter. So… Continue

Added by Angharad Evans on September 14, 2009 at 23:16 — 3 Comments

'EMPti' Real Live Theatre Company

Hi all, Real Live Theatre Companies production of 'EMPti' will be on at chapter this week.



10th & 11th Sept 8. p.m Chapter.



"What happens when the ability to cope is outweighed by the pain?"



Gwydion is caught between two worlds and two means of expression.

One is the world of familly and friends a world he thinks of as "EMPti"



The other world, his world, is just out of reach for the moment until he makes that leap into the… Continue

Added by Angharad Evans on September 5, 2009 at 5:08 — 2 Comments

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