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For All The Love You Lost

 
Richard Beck Review by Richard Beck 4 Published: 19 Aug 2021 theSpace @ Surgeons Hall Show Dates: 16 Aug 2021-21 Aug 2021

For All the Love You Lost is presented by Morosophy at theSpace@Surgeon’s Hall. It’s an original piece written and directed by Joshua Thomas that follows Alex and Harriet on a first date in Central London after meeting online.

entertaining and enthusiastically performed

There’s more to it than that, as might be expected. The surreal seascape movement sequence that opens the play might seem to be a detached prologue but its significance becomes apparent later. Alex is nervous at the prospect of his first date in a long time, gaining some confidence through advice from his mate on his appearance and how to approach the evening. Harriet is feeling very much the same, but has her sister to turn to and the interventions of her mother. At the restaurant some attempts by the staff to help the situation create comic moments that add to those in other scenes

The storyline is interspersed with verse monologues from various characters that provide insights into their lives and some homespun philosophy. There are memories to recall and flashbacks to relive in a work that successfully utilises naturalism, surrealism and epic theatre. Including so much creates something of a tickbox of skills and styles learned at drama school, but it is still rewarding to see those on display.

For All the Love You Lost is entertaining and enthusiastically performed. It also contain the sort of twist that always pleases.

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First premiered in the Caryl Churchill Theatre in 2019, For All The Love You Lost is a contemporary piece of new writing that explores the anxieties and pressures of finding love or companionship in the modern world. Following the story of Alex and Harriet, who both suffer with anxiety, these two young adults meet on a date in London and get to know about the other through stories and flashbacks. Using spoken word, epic theatre and physical theatre, this Morosophy production is not one to miss.