Karoo Moose **** TNT
This imaginative production from Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre Company begins with the folkloric sighting of an escaped moose in the barren Karoo region, which merges into a tale of rape, poverty and trauma.
From a stooping granny to a white policeman, only six excellent actors play a whole village of characters, switching identity with quick-as-a-flash fluidity. Abandoning antlers and adding a hair clip changes man from eponymous moose one moment to thumb-sucking little girl the next.
And at the centre is Chuma Sopotela’s 15-year-old Thozama, whose dreams of a better future seem doomed when her feckless father sacrifices her virginity to pay off gambling debts.
This is a warm, vibrant and ultimately optimistic celebration of the art of storytelling.
Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR Kilburn (020 7328 1000). Until Jul 11. £10-20
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