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Review: The Beast In Me, Tobacco Factory Theatres
We all know someone who likes to talk and tell stories – and this is the part Daniel Morden superbly plays in The Beast In Me, the new show by The Devil’s Violin.
For the 90 minutes of this show, he comes out with the most elaborate tales about enchanted things going on in the woods. Magicians, wolves and even a poisonous apple: every mythical thing you can think of gets a mention in this performance.
There are so many twists and turns that it’s difficult to keep up with what’s going on at times. But Morden’s conviction and emotion as he tells these stories is what pulls you in and leaves you on the edge of your seat, waiting to hear how the story will unfold.
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Behind Morden are a violinist (Oliver Wilson-Dickson) and celloist (Sarah Moody), and you know the story is about to get good when they start fiddling with their instruments.
For this show, there’s only three performers and, due to the coronavirus, a half-full theatre. But this makes Morden’s stories feel even more raw and intimate. He certainly knows how to make a story sound scary.
At times, it’s like being sat around a campfire in the forest, and you feel like someone’s going to creep up and touch you on the shoulder. There’s definitely an eerie atmosphere, created by a masterful storyteller and heightened by a pair of gifted musicians.
The Beast In Me played at Tobacco Factory Theatres from June 9 to 11
Main photo by Paul Michael Hughes
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