{"id":2012,"date":"2016-06-14T00:39:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T00:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2016-06-14T05:20:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T05:20:00","slug":"the-suicide-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/the-suicide-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Suicide &#8211; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/The-Suicide3-www.imjussayin.com_.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2015\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/the-suicide-review\/the-suicide3-www-imjussayin-com\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/The-Suicide3-www.imjussayin.com_.jpg?fit=1289%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1289,564\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Suicide3 | www.imjussayin.com\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/The-Suicide3-www.imjussayin.com_.jpg?fit=1024%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/The-Suicide3-www.imjussayin.com_.jpg?resize=960%2C420\" alt=\"The post for suicide - a chalk outline is being drawn around Sam | www.imjussayin.com\" width=\"960\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/The-Suicide3-www.imjussayin.com_.jpg?resize=1024%2C448&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/The-Suicide3-www.imjussayin.com_.jpg?resize=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/The-Suicide3-www.imjussayin.com_.jpg?resize=768%2C336&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/The-Suicide3-www.imjussayin.com_.jpg?w=1289&amp;ssl=1 1289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Russian playwright Nikolai Erdman wrote the satire, The Suicide in 1928 and Suhayla El-Bushra\u2019s adaptation, playing at the National Theatre, has brought it bang up to date.\u00a0 The play is set in multi-cultural London around Clement Attlee House under the current austerity policies. The mixed media props include cartoons and graffiti-style visuals which also reflect modern life.<\/p>\n<p>Sam, the main character is unemployed, living off his wife\u2019s salary at his mother-in-law\u2019s tiny home.\u00a0\u00a0 Sam does a kind deed en route to the Job Centre and his benefit is sanctioned as a result.\u00a0 When you have little, taking that away is enough to drive one to despair, even suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Sam\u2019s attempted suicide is witnessed by local youths who dare him to jump.\u00a0 They, of course, captured it all on a smartphone.\u00a0 As is the case nowadays, there is no such thing as privacy, empathy or boundaries. The footage becomes a hashtag (#) and YouTube sensation.\u00a0 Then everybody wants a piece of Sam.<\/p>\n<p>He is encouraged to commit suicide by an array of self-serving individuals.\u00a0 The group includes a trustafarian documentary maker, seeking a TV award; a stressed social worker, who wants more for mental health services; a rapper, who wants international recognition and a politician; who bears an uncanny resemblance to the London Mayor.\u00a0 He wants Sam to commit suicide to introduce a new private housing development.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the characters are memorable.\u00a0 There was an outstanding performance by Ashley McGuire as Sarah, Sam\u2019s mother-in-law and Paul Kaye as a very believable trustafarian documentary maker.<\/p>\n<p>It is a very busy play, with lots going on.\u00a0 In the modern vein, there is an element of cultural appropriation in the show.\u00a0 It is a dance routine which reflects black culture but is played by white girls.\u00a0 There are dance scenes and music scenes and eating scenes and Maggie Thatcher scenes and more.\u00a0 Losing attention in places is easy.<\/p>\n<p>It was funny at times, more sitcom than satire which, for the most part, was lost in the busyness. \u00a0Editing would improve the play.<\/p>\n<p><b>Connect with me on Twitter: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/imjussayin2\"><b>www.twitter.com\/imjussayin2<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/imjussayin.com\/whatson\/arts-exhibitions-events-the-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suicide<\/a> is at the National Theatre,\u00a0until June 25. 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