What I liked
They didn’t shy away from the subject matter, which is so important to a story like this.
What I didn't like
It seemed to fly by. I wanted to hear and see more of each person’s story after….certain events.
My overall impression
This might be one of the darkest shows I’ve seen at Fringe…and I loved every minute of it. We see the story of Peter Kurten, a German serial Killer, through flashbacks and current time meetings with his lawyer. What I liked about this show is that even in the world of being politically correct, where any little thing is scrutinized and protested, they followed through with showing some of the violence that Kurten had used. This is so important to do to make an impact. It was not exploitative, but emotional. You felt for these characters and the trauma they’ve been through.
We see Kurten play the role of master manipulator with his lawyer. Yes, this story is about Kurten, but it’s also the story of Jutus Wehner, his lawyer. We experience Wehner become just another plaything of Kurten’s. Is Wehner acting on subconscious things Kurten has told him? Or is he confused as to what is normal nowadays? It’s not hard to imagine this happening since Kurten is pretty charismatic and charming for a violent killer.
The use of lighting in this show was perfect. It gave eerie effects for the actors and even the audience. The backdrops were stained, groady, and disgusting. To me, they appeared to be made of human skin. It’s subtleties like that, the attention to detail, that help engulf you into this, into his, world.
