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REVIEW of Stage Show Don't Leave Me This Way

Having fulfilled the second of my In Good Company's Departure Lounge 2021 review's booking of the week, at Derby Theatre. It is time to reflect on Zoo Indigo's live show 'Don't Leave Me This Way', and how this fabulous little Anglo/German theatre company handle the subject of what they call 'britizenship'.

REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐

When friends and family members haven't shared experiences and memories, collectively, things can get lost in translation and there can be a gulf between the generations. This is an exploration of being shaped by a displaced parent(s) on one hand, and an insight where certain factors pertaining to a country can attach itself to its citizens, often leaving them to face prejudiced behaviour or be open to pre-conceived attitudes.

National communities, who move to other countries, strive to gain settled status and achieve a sense of belonging. Our group of creatives in this instance, have made this hour-long entertaining show, which tells their own stories of coming to England from other European based roots, and how that has impacted on their lives.

They do this spectacularly, by multi-media and multilingual means, plus performance skills including violin playing, movement and dance. The Eurovision Song Contest is a loose thread that runs through. 'Competition' is a main theme actually, as is 'cultural identity' and 'stigma'. 

It is also a bit of a giggle, they haven't taken themselves too seriously. Goodness knows how the connections between satire, a song contest, and social discourse were made in order to entertain. However, they've achieved it wonderfully. 

Another successful collaboration In Good Company. Well done!

**ENDS**

A captioned and sign language interpreted performance 

Review by Theatre Critic, Debra Hall who attended the performance of Don't Leave Me This Way 16.07.2021 1pm at Derby Theatre.







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