A theatre of absurd presented by Peepolykus

A scene from the play

David Ives in his theatre of absurd, All in The Timing has created such a wonderland where great political thinker Trotsky appears as a farcical being. Thus the six-act play ridicules all the revolutions and political thoughts, which have been initiated to change the world or improve the lifestyle of human beings, but have failed.

David Ives has successfully maintained the structure of the theatre of absurd to feature the struggle of the human beings with the irrationality of experience in a state of what has been described as 'metaphysical anguish'. As the eternal frustration, emptiness, weariness, absurd dreams and hope are within us from the beginning of the civilisation, so the play has no limitation of time and place.

Director Gerry Mulgrew has brilliantly handled the characterisation, great jokes, slick performances and striking visual images. An interesting part of his direction was the use of sound effects, which made the theatre of absurd interesting.

Throughout the play, three actors-- David Sant, Javier Marzan and John Nicholson-- perform with verbal dexterity and great physical agility. They know how to be gentle as well as flamboyant, their timing is immaculate, and even the scene changes are works of art.

Organised by the British Council, UK's theatre company Peepolyks staged All in The Timing on March 22 and March 23 at the National Theatre Stage, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.