Tessa Wood as Mary "Christmas Day" speech from FIVE KINDS OF SILENCE

"Tessa Wood alone as Mary injects some lightness of touch into proceedings; the scenes where her timorous wife happily tells us that Billy would have been pleased that his shirt looks so neat as he lies on the ground filled with bullets, and proudly lists the groceries in the kitchen, are greatly needed to lift the air of unending doom. She movingly hints at a happier past, filled with innocence, dancing, and glasses of port & lemon, yet now is a mere husk of a woman, bereft of her dreams and unable to recognise the destructive power of her love for Billy" (NamPam)
"As Mary, the mother, Tessa Wood gives a moving performance" (Public Reviews)
"Stunning cast" (Plays International)
"Strong performance by Tessa Wood as Mary" (WhatsOnStage)
FIVE KINDS OF SILENCE by Shelagh Stephenson
Directed by Chris Loveless for Stepping Out Theatre
Tues Jan 29th -- Sun 17th Feb 2013 White Bear Theatre, London