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Rotterdam

by Jon Brittain

In House

20–23 March 2018

New Theatre

It’s New Year in Rotterdam, and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them she’s gay. But before she can hit send, her ‘girlfriend’ reveals that he has always identified as a man and now wants to start living as one. As Fiona/Adrian starts his journey, Alice must also figure out how she fits into this new life. Can a lesbian really be in love with a man? And when the changes which Adrian has longed for start coming too fast for Alice, their relationship becomes strained.

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To stumble across a play like this which is witty whilst heartfelt, and gives a voice to important struggles without ever feeling like a lecture, it felt like an opportunity too good to pass up. Noises Off: https://www.nsdf.org.uk/noises-off/nottnam-dram
In a world where bigotry is seemingly ever-present, we need plays like Rotterdam, performed at such high standards, to continue to build empathy and understanding and to fight ignorance in such honest and meaningful ways. Impact Nottingham: https://impactnottingham.com/2018/03/rotterdam-nnt/
A fascinating piece of theatre which is also an education for someone like me who, although has friends from the LGBTQ+ community, doesn't really appreciate what someone goes through just to be the person that they want to be. Kev Castle Reviews: http://kevcastletheatrereviews.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/rotterdam-by-jon-brittain-nottingham.html
Because of that, the evolution of Adrian and Alice’s relationship felt unnaturally quick, and therefore the moments of strong emotion felt unearned. The actors were working hard and going well with what they had, but they often seemed as if they were fighting against the script. Noises Off: https://www.nsdf.org.uk/noises-off/heavy-and-oddly-light
Maddy Strauss and Lara Cowler are an engaging couple, totally absorbing. They open with a beautiful sense of old married couple, which slowly and tragically slips away as they grow further apart. Noises Off: https://www.nsdf.org.uk/noises-off/complex-qualities
Maddy Strauss as Alice proves to be a particularly convincing anxious and socially awkward disaster lesbian. Lara Cowler brings deft details to their performance as Fiona/Adrian with their physicality subtly shifting throughout the evening as the hormone treatment progresses. Noises Off: https://www.nsdf.org.uk/noises-off/seen-change

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