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Award winning psychological thriller about love, independence and growing up. A mother stops at nothing to protect her vulnerable daughter from an ambitious truck driver boyfried. When a knife is drawn their lives change for ever

Review

In spite of the fact that I arrived a few minutes after the start of this gripping and touching play, I was totally absorbed in the action within seconds. That is a credit to the actors and the palpable reality they had created and which I had walked into. It was some of the most utterly truthful playing I have seen in a long time.

The play has already won awards but I’m not influenced by that as I defy anyone to fail to spot this masterpiece of writing by the Dutch playwrite Lot Vekemans and so beautifully translated by Rina Vergano In the hands of director Christopher Rolls it is also a fine production As for the cast, and with no wish to deal in gratuitous superlatives, I have no hestitation in saying that to my mind they were flawless. 

The fiercely protective Mother, was played by Janet Bamford; Katalahne, her retarded and passionate daughter was played by Eugenia Caruso and Remco the charmingly, dangerously hopeless optimist Truckie boyfriend was played by Adam Best - all turn in performances I’m sure the writer would be grateful for, bringing out the humour, suspense, danger and inner tragedy which resides deeply in them all in this beautiful play. To see Truckstop is a moving, exciting and entirely watchable experience..

This production is a huge credit to the Eastern Angles and Company of Angels, too. A play and a production not to be missed.

Reviewed by RF 14.08.07

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