Adjudicator's verdict on our first round triumph!

"This director was not afraid of silence and stillness...

Good use of all acting areas and I liked bringing the audience right into the centre of the performance by having actors acting in the audience. There were some really nice touches where the director found the humour in the piece. Although an exceptionally 'wordy' piece of theatre, we never got bored due to the variety of pace and beautiful pictures and groupings.

I think most of the humour was found which relieved the darkness of this work.

The acting was real teamwork. The main character (Emma) had good facial expressions in particular as the two actors in black (Alex & Esther) spoke what was going on in her mind.

The doctor (gentleman with beard - I quote!! - Brian) was very convincing and opened the piece well. The Blonde doctor (Wendy or Siobhan??) managed to portray genuine sympathy with her body language as well as speech.

Two actors in black had a stillness about their performance that conveyed the girl's thoughts very convincingly.

This entire cast had good clear diction and was aware that anger need not be shouted and screamed.

When I read this piece I was looking for despair, anger, fear and vagueness (??!). This group found most of these. Despite her self-loathing and lack of interest in people other than herself, the main character managed to keep the audience interested and supportive. This is because she articulates a feeling of disintegration and alienation that many of us have encountered at some point (she knows her SCDA audience well!).

When first performed this play used only 3 actors. I think the use of eight in this performance enhanced this production. I was really delighted to get a chance to see it."