Funded by Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant and commissioned by Corn Exchange Newbury with support from South Street Arts, Proteus Theatre and University of Exeter, Reading-based Cape Theatre’s The Luminous is part Victorian thriller, part contemporary tale of friendship and rebellion. The time-travelling, genre-busting new show Red Cape Theatre's unique blend of physical theatre, dark comedy and gripping storytelling. It recently kicked of its tour in Newbury.
Red Cape Theatre: The Luminous at the Corn Exchange on Wednesday, September 25 Review by ROBIN STRAPP THIS was the first night of the Reading-based Red Cape Theatre tour and the first time they had performed The Luminous to an audience. Founded by Cassie Friend and Rebecca Loukes, the company have garnered an impressive reputation for producing strong physical theatre and challenging storytelling and The Luminous continues this tradition. The set, designed by Tina Bicât, has a white model of a large hospital building dominating the back of the stage and a smaller model of a town at the front, all beautifully lit by Adrian Croton.
Three friends who work for the NHS – splendidly played by Catherine Dyson, Cassie Friend and Rebecca Loukes – meet to establish a book club and discuss their chosen work, Luminous, a dark Victorian melodrama set in lurid London. At each weekly session they explore a chapter, with the title projected on to a screen using an old-fashioned overhead projector. The cast mu.