Friday, February 24, 2012

"The Interview" - The Dark Side

Not knowing the history and reviews of the play that I almost missed watching, added to the drama that unfolded in the Theatre. "The Interview" - well the name said nothing more than what it meant, until you watch the unparalleled twists and turns that yarn the fine play together. IN a nutshell, left me breathless more than once!

The satirical comedy unfolds the deepest and devious ways of the corporate world, we call our second life. The play unfolds the chaos in the life and minds of the characters in one hour and the swift transformation of characters when put in complex situations of personal desires that play at work. A very interesting plot, with fine dialogues that you can relate to under pressure. The cast more than just delivered them with finese, but was able to add character to the role. Put the characters in a tense situation and their fingers wobbled, shoulders drooped and all this with intense dialogues - Boy did they pull it off like a breeze. You could laugh and feel the nerve wracking emotions that each character would be going through, in the entire length of the play.



I did find a few bits of the play, very minimal I must say, that were a drag. But by the time they started making you uncomfortable in the chair, a sudden and dramatic change in the sequence brings you back to full attention.

Very well written script along with a simple but composed setting, will take you through "The Interview" with many a things that we would not have come across in a routine. Decisions that we take in life, perceptions of people in situations and how drastically our personal needs effects our professional decorum, are all out into this one thunderous hour.


I thoroughly came back a slightly different person, for the good, after the play. Well done you Guys!