Summerhall
Having adored everything Trick of the Light Theatre have made and brought to Edinburgh over the years since I first saw The Bookbinder in 2016, this performance is no exception…I loved, loved, loved this ! An evocative, eerie tale that is once again pure escapism …
On arrival into the theatre we see a pile of battered suitcases, one lying open to reveal a record player and soon meet the intriguing traveller, who reveals that they did not pack this luggage themselves, and that it is not lost luggage, but rather, the luggage of the lost…and so we are taken through a set of compelling stories as each case is opened to reveal a miniature world or landscape, imaginatively presented through lights, shadows, overhead projectors and hands.
We learn that ‘there is always a catch’ as the macabre tales all blend into one and the creepiness sets in with a surprising twist. Again, Trick of the light have created something which feels so intimate in it’s presentation and storytelling, we are completely gripped, only slightly offset with the intermittent reminders from the routine border control officer, ensuring every case is opened and checked off.
With such clever use of light, shadows, sound and suitcases, this atmospheric performance is as haunting as it is beautiful.
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