Blackbird, the taut, fraught two-person one-act by the aptly named Scottish playwright David Harrower, grabs one by the jugular the second the light snaps on. From there, it only tightens its grip in the committed hands of Scott Cordes and Vanessa Severo, each acting with perfectly gauged energy and stride under the direction of Living Room resident artist Bryan Moses. Moses has an obvious affinity for intensity — his previous projects include a firestorm of Neil LaBute Molotov cocktails — and with this play, he has made the brilliant move of pairing ruthless material with actors gifted enough to locate the grace in it.
more at The Pitch (after the Unicorn review)
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