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An Unfortunate Woman
Promethean Theatre
Tues 7 March
Even though I attended the first preview, performer and co-creator Nicola Gunn put in what looked a flawless performance.
Grown up in Australia but now in love with Canada (the exact opposite of myself), Gunn visited Adelaide three years ago with 'The Elephant Club' - which I applauded with my hands and feet - and last Fringe with 'Tyrannosaurus Rex'.
Keenly interested, as she says, in "delusion and dysfunction," she plays quite a few unfortunates in her latest one person show, 'An Unfortunate Woman'. So many, indeed, in so many short scenes, and showing us occasionally some of their childhood selves, that I must confess I lost the plot. Nonetheless, Gunn herself is a marvel. Performing mostly in mime, she conveys with a pose, posture or grimace dear sweet souls caught in the mire of their habitual, self-absorbed and tragic patterns. It's as if one of those rainy clouds overhangs and follows over each character. While charming and cute and a showcase for Gunn's extraordinary talent for mimicry, the production provokes few laughs and no tears, and leaves you with a "Well, that was nice, dear" sort of feeling.
David Grybowski
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