The Troubles, September 2012
Plank Magazine
"[Henderson] ambitiously plays a number of characters, trying to show what motivates everyone from the Molotov Cocktail-throwing thug to an old man who has seen the violence and laments his helplessness, to the eight-year old girl who has already made up her mind to seek vengeance for her blown-up brother and mother. The characters certainly give a broad perspective."
- Jonathon Narvey
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niftynotcool
"One of Henderson’s strengths as a performer has always been her ability to interact with her audience while in character. Five different “people” appear onstage through the text and performance of The Troubles, and each character speaks to us (readily or reluctantly, as the case may be) in their own unique way. Henderson has understood and embodied her five characters so thoroughly that regardless of an audience member’s response to her questions and remarks, she will have a quip or a cuss word at the ready–always in character, and always (Northern) Irish. The frank and good-humoured nature of her portrayals and the weight of her subject matter were enough to pull me in and keep me through the whole of the performance."
- Lauren Kresowaty
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Performance, Place and Politics
Henderson is a wonderfully open and engaging performer, and the production plays to her naturally empathic strengths by having her address the audience directly from the top of the show--in a flawless Irish accent. Saving her ideology for where it most belongs--in service of compelling theatre and creating an affective connection with her fictional characters as they daily negotiate the turmoil of a city divided--Henderson, the playwright, wisely doesn't take political sides. Henderson is never less than fully "present," drawing us into each character's story as much with her gestures as with her voice."
- Peter Dickinson
"[Henderson] ambitiously plays a number of characters, trying to show what motivates everyone from the Molotov Cocktail-throwing thug to an old man who has seen the violence and laments his helplessness, to the eight-year old girl who has already made up her mind to seek vengeance for her blown-up brother and mother. The characters certainly give a broad perspective."
- Jonathon Narvey
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niftynotcool
"One of Henderson’s strengths as a performer has always been her ability to interact with her audience while in character. Five different “people” appear onstage through the text and performance of The Troubles, and each character speaks to us (readily or reluctantly, as the case may be) in their own unique way. Henderson has understood and embodied her five characters so thoroughly that regardless of an audience member’s response to her questions and remarks, she will have a quip or a cuss word at the ready–always in character, and always (Northern) Irish. The frank and good-humoured nature of her portrayals and the weight of her subject matter were enough to pull me in and keep me through the whole of the performance."
- Lauren Kresowaty
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Performance, Place and Politics
Henderson is a wonderfully open and engaging performer, and the production plays to her naturally empathic strengths by having her address the audience directly from the top of the show--in a flawless Irish accent. Saving her ideology for where it most belongs--in service of compelling theatre and creating an affective connection with her fictional characters as they daily negotiate the turmoil of a city divided--Henderson, the playwright, wisely doesn't take political sides. Henderson is never less than fully "present," drawing us into each character's story as much with her gestures as with her voice."
- Peter Dickinson
Hive: The New Bees 2, May 2012
The Georgia Straight
"What are you looking for?, Resounding Scream Theatre’s piece about dating, pushes the physicality and intimacy of theatre. You fill out a form, like at a dating service, then you wait for a match. When my date arrived, it wasn’t the 46- to 69-year-old man I’d requested—surprise, surprise—but an attractive young woman, who both delivered a prepared text and demanded my participation. When she asked me to close my eyes, I felt like my face was going to fall apart, like the social mask I was wearing was going to crumble and pure yearning was about to gush out."
- Colin Thomas
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Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance
"There was a sense of madness to the whole thing, like a dream, with some elements making perfect sense and others, challenging the theatre-going experience; the journey and the message being interchangeable, to the extent that one could not exist without the other. Hive exuded an alternative perception of theatre in an intimate way, making the audience work a bit more to find the story and a new experience."
- Elinza Pretorius
"What are you looking for?, Resounding Scream Theatre’s piece about dating, pushes the physicality and intimacy of theatre. You fill out a form, like at a dating service, then you wait for a match. When my date arrived, it wasn’t the 46- to 69-year-old man I’d requested—surprise, surprise—but an attractive young woman, who both delivered a prepared text and demanded my participation. When she asked me to close my eyes, I felt like my face was going to fall apart, like the social mask I was wearing was going to crumble and pure yearning was about to gush out."
- Colin Thomas
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Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance
"There was a sense of madness to the whole thing, like a dream, with some elements making perfect sense and others, challenging the theatre-going experience; the journey and the message being interchangeable, to the extent that one could not exist without the other. Hive exuded an alternative perception of theatre in an intimate way, making the audience work a bit more to find the story and a new experience."
- Elinza Pretorius
The Troubles, September 2011
Monday Magazine, Victoria BC. (September 2011)
“In this historical and political drama the audience is filled in on what’s really going on in Belfast. Henderson acts with such emotion and is such an incredible storyteller. She really engages the audience while still keeping the overall mood to the play.”
- Alison Herd
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Culturevulturevictoria.com, Victoria BC. (August/September 2011)
“Henderson is quite charismatic and she engages the audience with loads of attitude that never quite rubs you the wrong way.”
- Dylan Wilks
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Bloodyunderrated.net, Victoria BC. (August/September 2011)
“Stephanie Henderson brings to life a few unfortunate characters who are caught within a war that they wish didn't exist at all, and don't necessarily understand. An excellent performance for Henderson, and an interesting look at a conflict that isn't discussed too often around these parts.”
- Bloody Underrated Team
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Hummingbird604.com, Vancouver BC. (August 2011)
“The play explores the many faces of violence and how it has perpetuated itself in Belfast for generations. The intensity of the characters’ pain, especially the children, touched me deeply. Violence on such a scale seeps into every crack of society: the school yard, the street, the family home, even within the self.”
- Raul Pacheco
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Escapinggoatproductions.com, Vancouver BC. (August 2011)
“A marvelous job of trying to describe pride and chaos, violence and reasoning. The Troubles raises some very thought provoking and ultimately heart breaking scenarios and questions throughout the show.”
- Jass Takhar
“In this historical and political drama the audience is filled in on what’s really going on in Belfast. Henderson acts with such emotion and is such an incredible storyteller. She really engages the audience while still keeping the overall mood to the play.”
- Alison Herd
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Culturevulturevictoria.com, Victoria BC. (August/September 2011)
“Henderson is quite charismatic and she engages the audience with loads of attitude that never quite rubs you the wrong way.”
- Dylan Wilks
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Bloodyunderrated.net, Victoria BC. (August/September 2011)
“Stephanie Henderson brings to life a few unfortunate characters who are caught within a war that they wish didn't exist at all, and don't necessarily understand. An excellent performance for Henderson, and an interesting look at a conflict that isn't discussed too often around these parts.”
- Bloody Underrated Team
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Hummingbird604.com, Vancouver BC. (August 2011)
“The play explores the many faces of violence and how it has perpetuated itself in Belfast for generations. The intensity of the characters’ pain, especially the children, touched me deeply. Violence on such a scale seeps into every crack of society: the school yard, the street, the family home, even within the self.”
- Raul Pacheco
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Escapinggoatproductions.com, Vancouver BC. (August 2011)
“A marvelous job of trying to describe pride and chaos, violence and reasoning. The Troubles raises some very thought provoking and ultimately heart breaking scenarios and questions throughout the show.”
- Jass Takhar
