Jennifer Walshe and Philip Venables present The Alonetimes at UK premiere
Musicians Jennifer Walshe and Philip Venables launched their new collaboration The Alonetimes during its United Kingdom premiere.
Performance features unique style
The production opens with a druidic figure wearing vapes as a necklace while smoke fills the stage. Performers switch between playing instruments, singing, and acting within unnamed roles without following a single linear plot. The text mixes online slang with sweary language alongside fleeting observations on life and loneliness.
Music relies on short loops
A chorus of percussive hisses and rattles rises before dancing flashlights and thunderous drum rolls appear. An angular trio fluent in modern ballet shares the stage with a traditional number featuring faux-folk lyrics. The music obsesses over short loops to create a fragmented archaeology of personal stories.
Six actors form Greek chorus
Six performers step constantly in and out of roles while forming a taut Greek chorus or standing alone in spotlights. Monologues are delivered with quiet sincerity or pounded out as manic rap accompanied by comically dysfunctional text chats.
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