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Thursday March 14, 2019
Rebus: Long Shadows
This is a 2018 DI Rebus play completing the final leg of its tour with a week at the Rose theatre.
Ron Donachie* plays John Rebus pretty well perfectly in my opinion; he comes across as an older guy right enough, but conveys the impression of being as wily and tough as he ever was. The play fits in with the timeline of the novels' with Rebus retired and consulting on cold cases.
The set was highly atmospheric, aided by the incidental music - and probably a smoke machine(!) - centring on an open staircase standing in for the entrance to Rebus' tenement building where much of the action takes place; small spaces were created with the (increasingly popular) dynamic addition of props indicating other venues.
I loved it.
[* Ron Donachie is a very familiar face on TV - I swear he has been in everything - especially where a stock Scotsman is required - and he's always terrific.]
Posted by Christina at 11:55 PM. Category: Art and Culture
