Dough, a fast paced, dark comic, drama play, highlights the journey of an individual’s relationship towards money. As the main character (Zach Lusk) portrays a lifetime of experiences, struggles and the journey of accumulating money.
The performance features three actors on stage, who play a variety of roles throughout the performance. The voice inflections, physical acting and character interpretations, make each of the forty different characters feel distinct.
Matthew Brown and Hannah Mitchell, provide the audience with so many characters that help portray the different age groups in life for Zach Lusk’s character. The play represented an alternative journey through the timestamps of life. The importance of how relationships, individual choices and fate can alter a once desirable future.
The stage presence of all the actors is sublime. Clear dictation of monologue and appropriate physical acting to situations that unfolded throughout the performance.
In a world that is dictated by the money you earn and your assets, this brilliantly written play by David Lescot, highlights that life is not a straight line, you lose sometimes, or get pushed into pyramid schemes, scammers or just bad investments of time and money. Each loss is a learning opportunity and without the challenging times it becomes impossible to recognise the highlights in life.
The simple costumes and lighting, of a singular box of light on the stage, allowed the focus to be primarily on the actors and monologue. No props or set design was used to enhance the performance, everything was professionally acted to provide all relevant information to the story.
Dough is a must see at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, particularly toward the 25+ age groups. The show is on at Pleasance Dome from 2nd-13th of August.
