Red Like Fruit

Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

Red Like Fruit is brave enough to deal with some uncomfortable truths through an unconventional delivery. Luke narrates the story of Lauren by reading aloud her own words from a book while Lauren is perched and visible on a high stage listening to every word.

The show covers and questions violence, rape and violations against women. Placed into the context of human reaction, response and justification of actions within life’s environments. Lauren observes the audience carefully as Luke describes various happenings from her life.

It is a unique delivery for sure. At best it is bold, honest and confrontational with detailed descriptions. At times, some of the parts when Luke checks in on Lauren perhaps take away a little from the reality of emotion, only because part of a performed play. But overall, the male / female dynamic throughout is an interesting one that adds to the complexity of message.

‘Soon I’m going to go out of this room and into the house and into the world – and how am I going to do that?” is a line within Lauren’s story that says it all. A professional woman, known for her intelligence and poise is attempting to allow someone else’s story to be heard when she is reminded of her own. Red Like Fruit powerfully goes beyond the norm and interrogates itself to even greater lengths, laying everything bare for all to see.