METAMORPHOSIS
OCT/NOV 1996

Metamorphosis

"The set and lighting were extremely effective combined with the physical and mental focus that we now expect from a Zoë Seaton production...terrific energy and vitality."
Des Cranston Evening Extra, BBC Radio Ulster, October 1996

"Its absoloutely fabulous...wonderful work...beautiful music by Debra Salem...very cleverly choreographed by Jools Beech...well directed by Zoë Seaton...great set...lovely performances...This is the best production I've seen by Big Telly - definitely worth seeing."
Ashling Duffield, Across The Line, BBC Radio Ulster, November 1996

"In its excellent production of Metamorphosis , Big Telly Theatre Company captures the unpredictability of Steven Berkoff's adaptation of this bizarre short story by Franz Kafka. This unpredictable and dark piece of theatre- currently on the A-Level syllabus is made more accessible with the introduction of lighter moments of humour, such as the incidental interval music when pressure begins to weaken the unity of the family; the choice of music being Come Together by who else but The Beatles!"
Damien Murray, The Irish News, October 1996

"Metamorphosis was definitely a completely different experience with a hard moral point lying underneath. Full marks go to the brilliant stage direction of Zoë Seaton and choreography of Jools Beech which aided in transporting this performance onto a higher plane."
Anthony Toner, Coleraine Times, October 1996

"Big Telly Theatre Company has thrown caution to the wind and produced a highly imaginative producion of this dark story, which appears in the Lyric minifest this week. Director Zoë Seaton highlights the dilemma facing a family when something happens to one of its members. Society is intolerant of anyone who doesn't conform, just see how the Samsas cope. The company work tightly together to create a finely knit piece of theatre, which combines speech, movement and spectacle."
Grania McFadden, Belfast Telegraph, November 1996

"Big Telly's production of Stephen Berkoff's Metamorphosis opened in Coleraine prior to touring Ulster. Zoë Seaton's direction was smooth and confident, though she must share the credit with Jools Beech, a choreographer of impressive gifts. With wonderfully effective music by Debra Salem, Metamorphosis gave us an evening in which the combined arts of acting, dance, music and lights underlined the complexity of theatre. And its unlimited access to new ideas of performance, of drama, in fact, of entertainment."
John Keyes, Fortnight Magazine, November 1996

"Simultaneously hilarious and unsettling."
Mic Moroney, The Sunday Times, November 1996