A SECRET location,
dodgy dealings and a group of suited and booted gangsters. This is
Crooks, an immersive, site specific and promenade production in which
the audience is as much a part of the action as the six actors.
We all get given a
password and the address of the location in Borough the day of the
show with specific instructions. At the allotted time we arrive and
are ushered into to what looks like a lock-up.
We are divided into
groups of about 10 and then introduced to the gang. Headed up by the
Don we are recruited as his henchmen - or are we? For amongst us
there are undercover cops who are trying to bring down the Don and
his team.
Drugs, guns, beatings,
card games and a birthday party are all part of the fun and depending
on what we are asked to do and what actions we take depends on the
outcome of the evening.
There were moments when
it worked really well and was quite exciting - such as when one of
the team was asked to put a drug in the Don's whisky. Unfortunately
it didn't quite go according to plan and he found out. That led to
other consequences - some of which weren't pleasant for the Don's
gang members.
But there were also
moments when the action faltered - such as being in the underground
bar where we had to wait for instructions. It was loud, thanks to a
pulsating soundtrack, and dark so we couldn't easily see or talk to
each other.
But it was fun and
cleverly constructed and played out by the cast and crew, and on the
night I went there was a bit of a twist at the end that none of us
saw coming which added to the excitement.
Crooks is on at a
secret location in Borough until May 20. Visit
www.colabtheatre.co.uk
for full listings.
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