With
the coming of Word
at
the beginning of the second act,
Grace
and Truth
stride
purposefully to centre stage
to
take up their allotted positions.
Law,
having featured so strongly in act one,
is,
according to the script,
directed
to move upstage
and
to quietly exit to the right.
Law
moves with deliberate steps,
then
pauses,
relishing
the lingering spotlight,
which,
for loyalty or fear, perhaps both,
seems
reluctant to trust
the
new leads to carry the show.
Law’s
assured and comfortable lines
seduce
and enthral,
delivered
with the much-practised ease
of
one who has held the proscenium for centuries.
The
spectators are less than convinced
by
the unfamiliar and surprising utterances
of
Grace and Truth.
The
play pauses awkwardly,
perplexing
the audience;
some
begin to leave.
©
Ken Rookes
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