This is an ambitious play both in structure and concept, and Rough Magic have given it a worthy production, but maybe it's a bit too worthy for its own good. The daring format brings together the elements of a grand choral mass - kyrie, agnus dei etc - and the whole is an invocation to the moon (what is it about the moon this month?) performed by a series of couples, most of whom are soul-searching in an intense and almost confessional manner, though the show is stolen early on by the ardent and joyful passion of young lovers Isabelle and Yannick.
Personally I found the religious overtones a tad ponderous, but there's no denying the quality of the production, and although individual voices are at times a bit lost within the confines of Paul O'Mahony's impressive vertical set, the complexities of the choral interplay are handled with admirable dexterity by a fine cast. www.projectartscentre.ie
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