Does the world really need another retelling of the tragedy of Titanic? The answer is yes if it is Theatre Rusticle’s original and mesmerizing production April 14, 1912. What sets this show apart is the personification of the “unsinkable” ship. Lucy Rupert dazzles as the proud vessel cutting through the calm sea, her long wake streaming out behind her, and she is riveting as she contorts herself through the ship’s death throes. The human perspective is given by Patrick Connor and Matthew Romantini who portray real-life Marconi Officers Jack Phillips and Harold Bride. Their relationship is both amusing and touching. Added to all this is a wonderful score and a hauntingly evocative set. This is a stunning and memorable production.
April 14, 1912 runs May 2 at 11am and May 3 and 4 at 6pm at Alderney Landing Theatre.
This article appears in May 1-7, 2008.
No wonder we’re all messed up.
ahhhhh!!!! oh man, that almost made me cry. when i was a kid i wrote sam a get well soon letter when he broke his arm and had to be off the show for a while, and the puppetteer who manipulates sam wrote two letters back. one was if i was old enough to know sam was a puppet (it was a letter from the guy directly) and the second one was from sam the puppet. they were the nicest letters. that guy must have been really nice. he might still be around.