Der Now, Luh?

Well, the dialect wasn't as strong as I expected it would be for the play, as Daniel's Harbour was quite remote at the time. The Nurse was excellent though, consistent and steady English accent, for a gal from the rock. And what my friend and I were impressed with so much was the ingenuity of the actors to create every scene from 6 props (ALERT - spoilers ahead!) - a table and set of 4 chairs and a sheet. That's it. They all dressed in white clothing, with some identifiable differences. And the props were so many things...the table was a sled to tow someone on who had just nearly cut their foot off...the chairs were bench for the sled on which he lay, wrapped in a sheet for a blanket.; in another scene, the chairs were a crib, the sheet the bedding; in one scene the table was the ocean beneath them, the chairs and sheet the boat they rowed in; in yet another, Nurse is being fitted for her wedding gown (the sheet) while standing on a chair; in one scene the sheet is her bread dough on the table; the same sheet is also a baby wrapped up, sheets on a line, a tablecloth, a shawl, a tourniquet, a pregnant belly, you name it! The table further acted as a back drop, a bridge (step), a garden, a door, a bed, who knows? And the chairs were transformed into a headboard, a fence, a bed, a crib, an oven, a sink, a bench, and with the sheet, a backpack Nurse carried on her back as she walked from town to town!

If you ever have the opportunity to catch this wonderful performance, I highly recommend it. It wasn't what I was expecting, it was better.