 Oleanna
is but one of the many David Mamet plays that are around and for
me it is by far one of his finest.
I
have previously seen in the Fringe a year or two ago, starring and
directed by Guy Masterson so I was a little wary as to how this
production would compare.
I
need not have worried, from the opening moments until the finale
the intensity of the play exploring the arguments of abuse of
power and sexism is played to the limit.
The
actors Daniel O'Neill and Holly Hardy as teacher John and student
Carol must be drained at the end of each performance such is the
energy they expend, and it is a credit to the direction of GD
Millerick that maintains the tension and evokes intense feelings,
occasionally vocal, from the show I saw.
There
is only one thing missing from this show, the large audience this
show merits, and that is of course something you can do something
about.
I
gladly award this my first 5* show of the Fringe 2005
*****
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