Luke and Dave are well known for
their two-man
English Teaching Theater Group “Dave’n’Luke”.
They have adopted their own unique style of setting up their performances and
they express themselves in their own exceptional way. “Godot over the wall” is
their latest work which has been showed in ELT conferences both in Greece and
abroad and has received a big success.
The play is based
on Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and
James Saunders’ Over the Wall. The story is set on an island where the characters lead
an ordinary life. They work, they have enough to eat, they respect each other
and they hope life will go on like that. No surprises, no turbulences, no
happiness or unhappiness. The only awkward element is a wall which is built
across the island. Although discussions have been raised now and then around
the existence of the so-called “The Wall” no one can remember the date it first
appeared on the island.
Despite the fact that the
storyline follows the basic structure of the “theatre of the absurd” it
succeeds in creating developed characters who dare to state their beliefs,to
raise philosophical questions and try to explain theories which have never been
proved. The wall works like a symbol. It is like a nutshell that keeps people
away from the truth. Ignorance becomes characters’ rationality. Through a
grotesque and surrealistic point of view characters balance between reality and
illusion.They become confused and lost in thoughts. There is this character who
wants to see and the other who wants to stay blind. What is going to happen to
them? What is behind the wall? Will they ever succeed in getting themselves to
the other side?
All these questions lead to an
inspired educational process which Luke and David have so succesfully created
not only for their students but also for all of us who were lucky to watch
their performance.
More info about Dave‘n’Luke
English Theatre Language
By Efi Tzouri
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