THE FLATIRON HEX

Dixon Place
161A Chrystie Street
15-30 May 2015

Created and performed by James Godwin
Directed and co-written by Tom Burnett
Produced by Jean Marie Keevins

Dixon Place has a reputation for inspiring, encouraging and nurturing artists and THE FLATIRON HEX is a perfect example of the results.

James Godwin’s incredibly innovative performance piece includes multimedia and multiple forms of puppetry, with almost all the characters fluidly and flawlessly performed by him as well. Even a small technical malfunction was smoothly handled with Mr. Godwin moving to the other side of the stage while a couple of technicians came onstage to fix the projector. Mr. Godwin never broke character even while commenting on his situation. The mistake just added to the fun of the evening, while impressing with both his and his crew’s skill.

Shadow puppetry, mechanical puppetry, even good old-fashioned marionette puppetry all moved seamlessly under Mr. Godwin’s talented hands. Each character was distinct and interesting in his/her own right. Their interaction was priceless, precisely because it is all spoken by the multi-talented Mr. Godwin.

The script is a bit slight even though it takes on weighty issues, but that is all part of the fun. THE FLATIRON HEX is a thoroughly enjoyable evening of theatre.

- Jean Tait -