Stage review: Laurence McKeown’s play has humanity at the core, and it demonstrates theatre’s significant potential to deal with legacy and to open minds after conflict.
Green & Blue: James Doran as garda Eddie O’Halloran and Vincent Higgins as RUC officer David McCabe. Photograph: Neil HarrisonThere’s a series of dualities at the heart of Green & Blue, from the Belfast-based theatre company.
Both are outsiders, with a question mark over where home is, one a blow-in from Cork, barely tolerated in the place he has lived for years, the other disconnected from the Fermanagh borderlands where he works , away from his family in Co Down. Their lives and situations and experiences are poles apart, but there are parallels, reflecting the dualities of the North.
Paula McFetridge’s bold yet delicate production teases out these dualities, the humanity behind the uniforms, the complexities of trust and distrust. The terror and brutalities are palpable, but there are many moments of humour, and many more of understanding and empathy, as Higgins and Doran, in strong, well-judged performances, communicate initially on crackly radios before eventually meeting in person, across the invisible Border, in a field.
Kabosh specialises in giving voice to unheard narratives. Green & Blue is inspired by interviews with real police officers for the oral histories gathered for Diversity Challenges’ Voices from the Vault. The play has a deceptively simple structure, and in 70 minutes the audience learns much.
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