Bitches and Money
| 14 Aug 2006
Ice Cube once rapped: "life ain't nothin', but bitches and money." Apparently though, Ice's prose was really meant to sum up the thoughts of a 19th century scallywag named "Black" Jack.
Confused? Well, in Relentless Theatre's flawed production, Jack and his "bitches", Tora and Constance, believe themselves to be the perfect crime trio. Gallivanting around the country cashing in on a supposedly ingenious card-counting scam, the threesome thinks they're indestructible. But one night it all goes horribly wrong. Holed up in a poxy Edinburgh hideout, Jack, now wanted for murder and nursing a nasty pistol wound, begins to point the finger at his female accomplices.
It's not a bad premise, but somehow any promise in "Bitches and Money" is quickly stifled by a spectacularly long-winded script. Too wordy and hopelessly theatrical, the three actors try valiantly to grapple with never-ending plot twists, while the audience look on in complete bewilderment. The constant twists and turns are supposed to create a sense of absurd comedy, but all too often there seems only confusion.
While certainly entertaining the play is too convoluted, and as the slow hand-clap attests, only leaves the audience feeling puzzled and perplexed.
Confused? Well, in Relentless Theatre's flawed production, Jack and his "bitches", Tora and Constance, believe themselves to be the perfect crime trio. Gallivanting around the country cashing in on a supposedly ingenious card-counting scam, the threesome thinks they're indestructible. But one night it all goes horribly wrong. Holed up in a poxy Edinburgh hideout, Jack, now wanted for murder and nursing a nasty pistol wound, begins to point the finger at his female accomplices.
It's not a bad premise, but somehow any promise in "Bitches and Money" is quickly stifled by a spectacularly long-winded script. Too wordy and hopelessly theatrical, the three actors try valiantly to grapple with never-ending plot twists, while the audience look on in complete bewilderment. The constant twists and turns are supposed to create a sense of absurd comedy, but all too often there seems only confusion.
While certainly entertaining the play is too convoluted, and as the slow hand-clap attests, only leaves the audience feeling puzzled and perplexed.