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The Bunker

Promising premise isn't fully realized in The Bunker

Promising premise isn't fully realized in The Bunker

(Empty Sea Company)

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Company: Empty Sea Company

Genre: Play - Dramedy

Venue: 30 - Platform Centre

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It's the apocalypse. A man and a woman are hunkered down in a bunkerwaiting for it to be safe to return to the surface- if it ever will be.

This is a great premise, but it never feels realised. Conflicts that arise areskin deepand video diaries shoehorn in exposition. Considering how many movies and novels tackle this subject matter, nothing new happens here.

A small and sweaty venue adds to the claustrophobia of the bunker. Both performers shine in the drinking scene. Johanna Burdon and Kevin Gabel are stronger than the material that they've created andyou want there to be more for them to sink their teeth into.

Johanna Burdon and Kevin Gabel are stronger than the material that they've created.- Bradley Sawatzky

Burdon and Gabel are solid. If you're looking for a decent scriptwith seasonedperformers, this is a fit for you.