Theatre review: Song from Far Away - Town Hall Theatre Galway
As its title suggests, remoteness is the theme of Simon Stephens’ beautiful play. It’s a remoteness that — in an age when communications devices have derailed communication itself — we can probably all identify with. The English dramatist wrote the play in collaboration with Mark Eitzel, celebrated frontman with American Music Club and one of the finest singer-songwriters of the past 30 years.
As if those key personnel weren’t impressive enough, the play is directed by the acclaimed Ivo van Hove (above) and is carried by a deft and moving one-man performance by Dutch actor Eelco Smits. It all comes together wonderfully, creeping up on you in a slow, measured way, before walloping you in the gut.
