By Dave
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRq5L5Tu2Ds
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The human brain can be very complex. We’re capable of feeling lots of different things at once. There can be great things in our life and there can be things which still make us sad and maybe always will. That doesn’t mean that the happiness is real or that the sadness isn’t real. It just means we’re human beings and we don’t feel the same way all the time.
Headspace demonstrates this really well. The two characters in this play are happy to see each other. They have a lot of good things in their life. They’re able to smile and laugh – the woman in particular looks really happy to see the man. He’s more restrained, though it doesn’t mean he’s less happy. You know what guys can be like when it comes to showing our feelings. It’s not just that we’re not very good at it, there’s often a feeling that we’re not supposed to be good at it.
But not everything is perfect. Lockdown has been really tough on both of them. They’ve both been through something really serious and while they can get on and talk about other things, every time they remember it kind of hits them all over again. Writer and director Mark Goldthorp shows this really well. It’s right there in the words but also in the silences. The silences where they just look at each other, her face filled with one emotion or another, him holding back.
Both the characters come across really positively on Zoom. They’re not necessarily doing the right things or handling it in the best way but they come across as good people. Alexandra Doar is very warm, very open with her emotions, very expressive as an actor. Nathanael Campbell is a lot more guarded but with so many hints of what’s under the surface. The interaction between them is very intense and if anything, it’s even stronger when they’re not talking.
A very interesting and unpredictable short play – the
surprises keep coming.
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