Moby Dick is a stunning example of theatre’s capacity to transport an audience finds reviewer Max Crowland
The idea of taking Moby Dick, one of the great American novels, and reimagining it as a great French-Norwegian play might seem as warped as the extent of Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit of revenge on a giant whale – and that's before you hear the cast consists of seven human actors and 50 puppets.
Luckily for audiences, however, this Yngvild Aspeli-directed Plexus Polaire production does not share the fate of Ahab's voyage. While the idea of seafaring-puppet adaptations of American classics may bring to mind Muppet Treasure Island, any Kermit comparisons are cast away with Moby Dick's chilling opening scene, indicating the sombre shape of things to come.
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