We've just wrapped up the first phase of development for "I'm So Close..." We had great feedback after our short run in Toronto at the Summerworks Festival. With a bit of residency time at The Theatre Center we made some changes for the Dublin run that seemed to make the show pop in a different way than in Toronto. We had really great audience responses in Dublin and some useful critiques to help us with the development of the show.
At the end of these long months of research and devising and showing we had a meeting to decide on a way forward for the show. We all agreed to give the project a bit of time to rest. We want to come back at it with a fresher perspective, having had some time to think about what we learned during this first phase of the process, and to see what becomes clear after a bit of distance and time. And we also agreed there is lots to think about in terms of structure and strengthening the story, and in terms of how to continue...
but we will come back to all of that. for the moment, it is time to put the show away for a little nap...
here are a couple of bits from some of the press:
"I’m So Close It’s Not Even Funny is filled with controlled chaos, wonderful physicality, clever comedy, emotional poignancy and a sense of reality and grounding that only comes from experienced and talented performers. Brilliant." Plank Magazine (Toronto)
"arresting sequences- the windswept dash of Hagen's homo exhausticus, the iceberg peaks that rise magically from Katrina Bugaj's bedsheets or the moving correspondence between drifting lovers via Instant messanger..." Irish Times (Dublin)
