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Antecedental Theatre’s production Woyzeck was one of the plays presented at this year’s Vancouver Fringe Festival. What drew me to this show was that it was originally written by Georg Büchner nearly 200 years ago, and was apparently one of the first plays that focused on the working class. The play centres around Woyzeck, a man with numerous jobs whose mental health increasingly deteriorates as he struggles to provide for his family. I was highly interested in watching something that focuses on the struggle and perspective of the working class — especially because of COVID-19 and its impact on the economy. Sure enough, Woyzeck delivers.Starting with the set — the smoke and minimal props establish the ambiance for the bleak subject matter. Dark tones combined with stark lighting and occasional loud sound effects were essential components to portraying Woyzeck’s escalating emotional state.  We see Woyzeck explain his perspective as a mem

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