{"id":16664,"date":"2017-03-01T17:48:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T22:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=16664"},"modified":"2017-03-29T16:43:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T20:43:59","slug":"tongue-twister-a-review-of-speaking-in-tongues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/tongue-twister-a-review-of-speaking-in-tongues\/","title":{"rendered":"Tongue Twister \u2013 A Review of \u201cSpeaking in Tongues\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Scott Johnston<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A woman goes missing, couples cheat on each other, police are involved, misunderstandings ensue, amends are attempted, subplots revolve around isolated shoes, and all of the stories and characters are linked.<br \/>\nThis is only part of what goes on in \u201cSpeaking in Tongues\u201d, currently playing at Theatre Aurora.<br \/>\nThe mystery, by Australian playwright Andrew Bovell, involves some interesting twists, not only in plot, but in how the play is performed.<br \/>\nFirst, the nine characters are portrayed by only four actors, which helps to mirror the symmetry of the various stories.<br \/>\nAs well, in parts of the play, separate conversations are held where the dialog is spoken simultaneously. This assists in demonstrating the similarities between situations happening on opposite sides of the stage.<br \/>\nPart of the challenge of this approach is that even with a minor costume change, it\u2019s not always immediately clear if an actor is portraying the character you just saw, or a new one. And the overlapping dialog, while telling similar and sometimes identical stories, can be hard to follow.<br \/>\nBoth add an interesting element to what is already a complicated story.  Fortunately, the four actors, Martha Breen, Linda Stott, Tim O\u2019Connell and Robert Magee, play their multiple parts well.<br \/>\nThis is an entertaining and sometimes suspenseful play, but you\u2019ll need to pay attention.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F16664&#038;t=Tongue%20Twister%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Review%20of%20%E2%80%9CSpeaking%20in%20Tongues%E2%80%9D&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F16664&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Tongue%20Twister%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Review%20of%20%E2%80%9CSpeaking%20in%20Tongues%E2%80%9D\" 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