Thom Pain [Based on Nothing]
14/10/10 19:35
Theatre Company: Silo Theatre
Writer: Will Eno
Director: Peter Elliot
Actors: Oliver Driver
Location: Herald Theatre
Meet THOM PAIN: an enigmatic everyman in a sharp suit but no socks.
He’s got an itch to scratch and he needs your help. Armed with a wicked attitude and a broken heart, he’ll weave narrative threads of childhood trauma, yearning, that thing called the human condition, a bee sting and a boy who died. In his quest for salvation, he’ll stop at nothing, be distracted by nothing. Except maybe a piece of lint. Or the woman in the second row.
Full of hip-to-the-hurt linguistic gymnastics, Will Eno has reconfigured existentialism for the Ricky Gervais generation. THOM PAIN is part stand-up comedy, part sales pitch and part elegy for lost love. Oliver Driver will create theatrical mischief with his indefatigable comic chutzpah. Not to be missed.
Wow! What a compelling and insightful piece of theatre. The playwright, Will Eno, is officially the person I would most like to have dinner with. The conversation certainly wouldn’t be dull. Kudos to Oliver Driver for an incredible performance. Without his confident, perfectly pitched, performance this would have been a completely different experience.
Writer: Will Eno
Director: Peter Elliot
Actors: Oliver Driver
Location: Herald Theatre
Synopsis (from the promotional material):
Meet THOM PAIN: an enigmatic everyman in a sharp suit but no socks.
He’s got an itch to scratch and he needs your help. Armed with a wicked attitude and a broken heart, he’ll weave narrative threads of childhood trauma, yearning, that thing called the human condition, a bee sting and a boy who died. In his quest for salvation, he’ll stop at nothing, be distracted by nothing. Except maybe a piece of lint. Or the woman in the second row.
Full of hip-to-the-hurt linguistic gymnastics, Will Eno has reconfigured existentialism for the Ricky Gervais generation. THOM PAIN is part stand-up comedy, part sales pitch and part elegy for lost love. Oliver Driver will create theatrical mischief with his indefatigable comic chutzpah. Not to be missed.
Thoughts on this Production:
Wow! What a compelling and insightful piece of theatre. The playwright, Will Eno, is officially the person I would most like to have dinner with. The conversation certainly wouldn’t be dull. Kudos to Oliver Driver for an incredible performance. Without his confident, perfectly pitched, performance this would have been a completely different experience.