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Chrome Yellow theatre review: Candid and retrospective

A personal and reflective piece that fuses stand-up and therapy

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Chrome Yellow theatre review: Candid and retrospective

When Wayne Stewart decided to walk 650 miles by himself from the north of France down to the south, the 50-odd days in the wilderness that followed taught him a thing or two: the difference between being lonely and alone, the concept of space and enjoying being in the moment were all in the mix. This record of that journey sees Stewart move between reading extracts from his travel journal of the time and a retrospective view of his experience, fusing therapy and stand-up theatre to get to the heart of who he is. 

Raised on a diet of Elvis and peaches, and suffering from a broken heart and depression, as Stewart tramps his way across fields and roads, wherever he looks he finds himself embraced by the colour yellow. Out of this comes a candid performance in a show that proudly wears its heart on its brightly coloured sleeve. 

Chrome Yellow, Zoo Southside, until 24 August, 12.25pm; main picture: Blake Watson.

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