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ED2014 4/5 Reviews ED2014 Theatre Reviews
Occupied (Pembroke Players)
By Charlotte Taylor | Published on Sunday 31 August 2014
From issues of patriarchy to the moral difficulties of hummus, ‘Occupied’ portrays the world of student protest in its overbearing earnestness. When a production of ‘The Producers’ is threatening the Fringe, a group of protestors occupy the theatre to stop this (probably) offensive production taking place. The stock protesters are all there: the anarchist, the Marxist; and the long skirted one who sings songs about the Scottish referendum (a song about Alex Salmond to ‘The Real Slim Shady’ was a particular audience favourite). The play could be seen as a cynical view of protest, but a sense of the difficulty that faces this group does come through in this engaging, funny and farcical production which is ultimately good-natured.
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, until 23 Aug.
tw rating 4/5 | [Charlotte Taylor]
