The Sound of Absence – Omnibus Theatre, London

The Sound of Absence – Omnibus Theatre, London

Writer: Yanina Hope Director: Ivanka Polchenko  The Sound of Absence is a slow, piano-scored meditation on losing a father, and does not shy away from the ugly feelings involved. Writer and performer Yanina Hope neither sanctifies nor condemns Lenore’s father or Lenore herself. The choice to have the entire performance accompanied by Vladyslav Kuznetsov’s compositions [...] The post The Sound of Absence – Omnibus Theatre, London appeared first o…

THE SOUND OF ABSENCE review by thespyinthestalls

THE SOUND OF ABSENCE Omnibus Theatre ★★★ “a brave and exposing piece of theatre” Dylan Thomas’ poem, ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’, was supposedly written for his dying father. It has no title other than its first line which appears as a refrain throughout the poem along with its other refrain; ‘Rage, rage against the dying light’. The repetition gives it a cyclical structure, encapsulating the intensity of grief that the writer seems…