Not Your Superwoman | Bush Theatre

Starting with a blank set, covered with ghostly memories and faces through a gauze, Not Your Superwoman has a strong tone and atmosphere that immediately draws the audience in as they arrive.

Alex Berry’s set is plain, consisting of two doors and three chairs; yet this set enhances the intimacy on stage and is brought to life through fantastic video projections by Gino Ricardo Green - completely transporting and engulfing audiences.

Not Your Superwoman is a story about a mother and a daughter who travel to Guyana on a mission to spread their grandmother's ashes in the place she loved. However, as you get deeper into this comedic and exciting story, you also get deeper into these characters lives, deeply unlocking their traumas and souls, creating a gorgeous piece of theatre that encapsulates a striking message of intergenerational connection, understanding and love.

With a star studded cast such as this, the performance expectations were bound to be high and they certainly reached these heights. Exceptional performances were delivered all around with a stunning recreation of the dynamic, witty and powerful script crafted by Emma Dennis-Edwards. The story was intricately moulded and shaped with flashbacks popping up all around, growing the audience’s relationship and connection to the characters and their grievances. Littered with so much reality and recognisable nature littered throughout makes the audience feel at home, creating and incredible atmosphere from our view point.

Letitia Wright delivered a defining performance with a stunning range, casually flipping through mature and nurtured accent skills, dynamic tones and a well crafted delivery. This grounded performance felt so honest and created a genuine presence on the stage for the audience to get engulfed into. Golda Rosheuvel provided the audience with one of the funniest and slickest performances in London to this moment. Her rapport with the audience felt homely and maternal, however she still carried the ability to let us question her character and really see the swinging variations of Joyce on that stage. The duo had an incomparable chemistry that felt loving and hating and absent all at the same time, work that really defined them as two landmark actors.

The simplistic yet nuanced direction from Lynette Linton highlighted the importance and weight of maternal presence, love and bonds. Whilst grounding the piece in culture, excitement and exploration at the same time.

A hugely powerful piece that attested to the power of honest and truthful theatre and will continue to inspire communities for time to come as it runs in london for the coming months

and hopefully lives on further.

Not Your Superwoman plays at the Bush Theatre until 11th November, and although the run is currently sold out, the website provides information on getting those last minute tickets.

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★★★★★ (5*)

Gifted tickets in return for an honest review | Photography by Rich Lakos