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Heart Held at Knife Point

Drama · Productions of Agora · Ages 18+ · United States of America

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Review by ELLEN RELAC

June 29, 2024 certified reviewer

What I liked

THE CAST was staggeringly present, invested, talented and engaging to watch. The writing and direction harnessed tension brilliantly. The ending moment was perfect.

What I didn't like

A couple of early scenes might have been extended to hold the audience longer in each moment and the lead-up end might benefit from minor tightening.

My overall impression

A thought-provoking extended metaphor of love’s propensity to wound. Uncomfortable relationship dynamics, shifting audience allegiance, and a quiet thrum of danger define this worrying tale of an idealistic college student so determined to make her way through love without maiming others that she becomes complicit in her own abuse.

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