Forgotten Sherkin Island, West Cork
Again, Kinevane plays all the roles, male and female, using Japanese Kabuki dance to segue from one the other. If that seems unusual, so too does Kinevane’s attire. He wears what might best be described as a loincloth and is tanned and hairless from head to toe, yet he is utterly convincing as he transforms from one elderly character to the next.
There are moments of pathos, such as when one character recalls the death of her neighbour, Nelly Dentures, whose body is found curled up in her suitcase, as if in preparation for her journey home. But there are moments of humour, too, as when another character imagines he is participating with Gay Byrne on one of his Late, Late Show antique-restoration specials, robustly defending all the work he has done to convert a cracked old mirror into a chaise longue.
