On Monday, ‘Dead Red’ was a tense and emotionally powerful depiction of a family’s shocking breakdown. This was followed by ‘The Funeral Parlour’, a brilliantly witty and physical black comedy about a pair of undertakers’ increasingly desperate (and hysterically funny) attempts to keep their business afloat.

 

Tuesday’s performances were equally eclectic and impressive. ‘War’ powerfully portrayed three people ultimately destroyed by their personal battles with abuse, drugs and drink. ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales’ re-told the stories of Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding-Hood and Cinderella with real comic energy, and the final performance of the night, ‘The Office’, was a hilariously irreverent take on work-based comedy that had the audience in stitches.  

 

It was a real pleasure to see such a diverse range of performances from such talented groups of students, whose imagination and skill did real credit to themselves and to Loreto’s Drama department.