Fantasy No.10 – The Beauty of Life

Three Weeks / Imogen Calderwood


The company are clear about their aims for this production, handing out a manifesto before the play so you can prepare yourself for what’s to come. The aim is for ‘middleness’; to explore the space in between polarities in a world where nothing is definite, through a series of half-characters, to prevent the automatic association between audience and character. The emphasis in the production is of subjectivity, the company seek a very personal response from each audience member so it’s difficult to comment objectively. Offering no lifeline, it is an uncomfortable hour for the audience member, spent floundering between half-images and surreal vignettes. A discussion piece rather than an ‘enjoyable performance’, but the befuddlement is a positive one.