Tiny Dynamite takes us on a journey through the friendship and love of two men: Lucien (Adam Reeves) and Anthony (Jonathan Holt), as they share their annual holiday, two weeks beside a country lake. As the story unfolds more of their past lives are revealed, culminating in the revelation that they both witnessed their best friend, "the third point in their triangle" jump to her death. With the arrival of Madeleine, (Fiona Morrison), we can see that history could be about to repeat itself unless both men come to terms with the loss.
There are some nice touches in this production with the use of a constant electrical humming and some nice video projections although they could have been pushed further and used more instead of just to fill up time in the scene changes. The influence of Frantic Assembly was very apparent in the stylised movement pieces as one scene flowed into another. This was the hall mark of a very young company trying to find their feet. Many good ideas were on show but none were fully realised. Everything could have been pushed further and made bigger to create a greater impact.
Johnathan Holt must be singled out for his manic energy; he constantly drives the action forward making us laugh and weep with him as his tragic tale unfolds. The boundless energy was wonderful when he stopped, sat and spoke of the death of his friend on an empty stage, the audience was captivated. Many plaudits must go to the other members of the cast for keeping things sane and a level of normality to the piece. All three should have bright futures if they can continue to grow and develop.
Story Force are moving in the right direction as a company and if they manage to stay together, all having just graduated from courses at Queen Margaret University, then they will have the confidence to explore their ideas and present them to an audience who will surely love the work.