Gambit.
The Britons Protection 17.7.2013
This elegantly scripted two-hander comes on as Chess; a Metaphor for Life.
We have an imagined rematch between Chess Grandmasters Anatoly Karpov (an uptight Ben Rigby ) and Gary Kasparov (a sleek Nick Pearse) after twenty five years enforced separation .
Certainly, the Chess metaphor works on that level and the piece, as a whole, also works. It also works on a more basic level and that is the one that looks at the state of a relationship between two idealistic and driven men; one meta- physical, one methodical. Both of them have lived their lives in the global spotlight to varying degrees of success and now the empty Anatoly attempts a reconciliation with the burned out idealist Gary.
This mixture is always potent and there are moments when this dexterous dialectic joust does give off sparks. Mark Reid’s script makes sure of that. It does, however, leave a question hanging ; how do you reconcile two men who have fallen out? Sometimes it just will not happen but in the end there will always be, and maybe that is why we have, Chess.
Gambit runs from the 17th of July to the 20th shows at 1pm and 6pm
Dave Jones
Mind Bowling
For GM Fringe
The Britons Protection 17.7.2013
This elegantly scripted two-hander comes on as Chess; a Metaphor for Life.
We have an imagined rematch between Chess Grandmasters Anatoly Karpov (an uptight Ben Rigby ) and Gary Kasparov (a sleek Nick Pearse) after twenty five years enforced separation .
Certainly, the Chess metaphor works on that level and the piece, as a whole, also works. It also works on a more basic level and that is the one that looks at the state of a relationship between two idealistic and driven men; one meta- physical, one methodical. Both of them have lived their lives in the global spotlight to varying degrees of success and now the empty Anatoly attempts a reconciliation with the burned out idealist Gary.
This mixture is always potent and there are moments when this dexterous dialectic joust does give off sparks. Mark Reid’s script makes sure of that. It does, however, leave a question hanging ; how do you reconcile two men who have fallen out? Sometimes it just will not happen but in the end there will always be, and maybe that is why we have, Chess.
Gambit runs from the 17th of July to the 20th shows at 1pm and 6pm
Dave Jones
Mind Bowling
For GM Fringe
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