While not wholly successful, immersive piece shows ambition
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Vincent Ergo, a new immersive work about the life and struggles of painter Vincent Van Gogh. Beginning in the bar, transformed into the night cafe Van Gogh painted, we follow actors from space to space, into offices and up and down stairs, the story as part of our bodies as we follow Van Gogh (Harry Taylor) towards his inevitable death.
The piece is ably constructed (designer Irma Calabrese makes locations pop) but its choice to simply present Van Goghâs life rather than examine it feels like a missed opportunity, especially in the immersive format.