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'It magnifies the acting, good and bad': the art and alchemy of mask theatre by Lyn Gardner

Done well, it tells fantastical and affecting stories; done badly it descends into syrupy schmaltz. Edinburgh's mask-theatre companies discuss a delicate craft At the end of many mask theatre shows, there is a brilliant moment when the actors remove their masks and we're surprised by the performers behind. When I saw Vamos's Finding Joy at Jacksons Lane in London in 2014, audience members were audibly astonished and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:34AM on August 6, 2016

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