*This review contains spoilers

A story of love, quantum mechanic and yes, bees.  Constellations follows Marianne and Roland as they navigate their love story where in a single moment the possibilities are infinite, inexplicable and even miraculous.

Director Adelle Richards has put together a very powerful show in a simple and intimate setting of an apartment with just an empty floor space with a couch and desk on each side of the set.   The performance was staged in the middle of the space while the audience were surrounding the actors, this made for a very personal and powerful way of storytelling.   The style of the show involved scenes being performed multiple times to convey the point of seeing it from a different emotion and perspective of the particular character.  For example, how the met from the point of view of the man, then playing at the scene again from the point of view of the woman.  This continued throughout the show as different situations of their relationship happened, I found this very intriguing and eye opening.  It was very interesting to see how different people with different mentalities view things.  A particular highlight of the show for me was when the same situation played out but the roles were reversed, again showing the different ways different people deal with things.

The cast of just two actors portraying a couple viewing scenarios their life from different perspectives were very believable and disciplined.  I imagine repeating scenes and expressing them different would have been challenging from an acting perspective.   As Marianne, Maddie Richards is mesmerising, I loved her ability to switch from calm and relaxed to frantic and panicking as the characters life became complicated and tragic by the end of the play when she is told she is terminally ill.

As Roland, Luke Hill Smith shows vulnerability and passion as he also finds his way through life and the bumpy relationship between Roland and Marianne.  There was a scene in the show where he proposed to Marianne and each time the scene was repeated, he became more and more nervous and intense in his emotional approach.  This was also a great eye opener of how the same situation can trigger different reactions based your feeling at a particular time in your life.

I must also commend the actors for learning such a mountain of dialogue, they performed it with precision and clear pronunciation.  

Lunatix Theatre should be congratulated for this production.  I hope they continue to present great shows in the future.