REVIEW: Shetland star Forbes Masson shines in Jekyll and Hyde
Forbes Masson is a real treat in the lead, blending a thoughtful Victorian eloquence with a real tension and occasional smog-dark humour.
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Forbes Masson is a real treat in the lead, blending a thoughtful Victorian eloquence with a real tension and occasional smog-dark humour.
Gary McNair's one-man adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde faces a daunting obstacle: most of us know how it ends. Consequentially, the piece's challenge shifts from the story itself to how it is told - it not only needs to be immensely engaging, it needs to present a new perspective to combat overfamiliarity. It achieves the former, but the latter is less convincing.
Gary McNair’s new rendering sees the current master of the solo show shake Stevenson’s yarn to troubling new life in a slow burning monologue…
The Forbes Masson-led solo show runs until 27 January
Jeremy Herrin’s production runs at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith until 27 January