Katrina - A Play of New Orleans **** TNT
Culled from the testimonies of those who experienced the appalling aftermath of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, Jonathan Holmes’ indoor promenade production recreates the suffering of a mainly poor population let down by the authorities. As we hear the angry accounts, Andrea Harris’ Beatrice tells how she floated her lover’s wrapped body to a corpse-filled City Hall.
Recorded voices of officialdom accompany the journey as Jericho House’s excellent actors guide us through a multi-storey, sound-filled concrete labyrinth transformed into a snapshot of the vibrant but unprepared New Orleans.
Devastated by natural forces and callous human incompetence, it shows individuals at their best and worst.
Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse St, SE1 9PH Southwark. (youngvic.org). Until Sep 26. £17
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