The Author by Tim Crouch

The Author
2009
9.09
Enter the Royal Court Upstairs and there is no stage, only two banks of seats facing each other. It's from here, within the heart of the audience, that Tim Crouch's latest remarkable piece emerges. It's about a writer called Tim Crouch, who has written a successful and shocking play about violent abuse that has been staged at the Court, the two actors who appeared in it, and a man who saw it. It's about us, what we see, and what we choose to see.

This was a strange performance having read about it prior to going I knew that there would be actors planted within the audience. So apprehensively taking our seats I made sure that i didn't sit near any balding men (Tim Crouch) lol. So as the conversation evolved through the play you find yourself firstly a bit paranoid who's sitting by you.

Once its established where the actors are you relax. The clever use of lighting and back ground sound made the audience be subdued or start chatting among themselves. Later In the part about the baby and pediphelia conversation, during the build up I found myself getting angry and disgusted and wanting to shout 'shut up' but to shy to do so. I wonder what would of happened if I did say something would they of had to deviate away from the script. We'll never know!!! Later outside a pregnant woman was very obviously very disturbed by the same bit and was crying. To evoke those emotions in someone is an acomplishment.