How to play amnesia on piano serial#

Bezuidenhout tended to act an emotion rather than feel one and it made her performance unconvincing and often grating, coupled with a couple of times where she broke character completely. Unfortunately, this canвЂ™t be said for Bezuidenhout, who over-played, or more so, over-acted her role.

His charm and calmness throughout the first half up until the reveal was very engaging. For the first half of the play, you couldnвЂ™t help but feel like he is the innocent victim of a lunatic. Marchese underplayed his role beautifully.

How to play amnesia on piano serial#

When he wakes, the confusion and loss of memory burdens him as she accuses him of trying to attack her and later, of being a serial killer. After meeting at a nearby bar, Lucy invites Aaron back to her apartment for coffee (or was it вЂњcoffeeвЂќ?), however the play essentially starts further into the night with a knife wielding Lucy standing over the unconscious and bloody Aaron.

Whoever designed and brought the set to life did it cleverly, as it didnвЂ™t feel cluttered at any point but still provided a tight working space for the actors which added to the tension and suspense.ДЄmnesia follows the story of Lucy (played by Jeni Bezuidenhout) and Aaron (played by Palmer Marchese). The set was rather impressive for the space that they had, a convincing kitchen and dining area complete with fridge, benches, side table and piano. Tucked away at the back of Long Play is quite a quaint and intimate little theatre space, which as the play progresses added to the confronting nature of the content. She was abuzz with excitement and pride of Short StrawвЂ™s inaugural production and was clearly happy with the result of the opening performance that had wound up moments before, and rightly so. It was a cold and blustery night in Melbourne, starkly juxtaposed by the incredibly warm welcome received upon entering Long Play by writer of Amnesia, Clancy Fraser. Warning this review may contains spoilers.