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http://www.nightnews.net/fringe2007.htm#tchan
Title: The Changeling
4 gold bats
http://www.eyeballtheatre.com/

26 08 07 - A production of an obscure though not unknown Jacobean 
play, Middleton and Rowley’s revenge tragedy, The Changeling. 
Eyeball theatre set themselves the challenge of taking Elizabethan
and Jacobean texts and giving them their own unique interpretation.
This can involve arresting and visual physical displays augmenting 
texts with puppets, mask, mime, acrobatics, dance, music and circus
skills. They did not use all of these in staging this play but their
interpretation succeeded tremendously well and was completely 
captivating. The attractive cast galloped like unicorns through 
this unusual and story lending it the most surreal touches through
the dynamic use of copious amounts of white linen to suggest walls
and corridors. They also employed very versatile wardrobe and their
precious craft in both was enough to suggest lunatic asylums, 
dungeons, thrones, beds and staircases that form the background of 
the play. The story was especially dark and the cast quite convincing
as they took us through the tale of crossed love, obsession, hate, 
deceit, treachery, desire, lust, sex and murder in a most 
aesthetically appealing manner. Eyeball Theatre are to be 
congratulated for a well executed tragedy with many interesting and
novel theatrical touches. 

By John Vassallo