
Press Reviews for “Shut Down”
SHUT DOWN review by Dance in Devon
Dance in Devon, 19 March 2019
If ‘Shut Down’ says anything, it certainly says that change is needed, and it is needed by all of us, now.
SHUT DOWN review by Verbal Remedy
Verbal Remedy, 9 March 2019
Shut Down does exactly what it intends to do: it holds a mirror to society and points out every toxic flaw it can find.
SHUT DOWN LIVE: Exeunt
Exeunt, 7 December 2017
In this way Shut Down seems to present simultaneously a manifesto, a rebellion, a cry for help, and a mapping of the many identities ‘a man’ could take on.
SHUT DOWN: A Younger Theatre
A Younger Theatre, 1 December 2017
Charlotte Vincent doesn’t disappoint, proposing a multitude of socially pressing ideas with a seamless blend of dance and theatre that is executed by a talented cast of performers.
SHUT DOWn: MANKIND
Fjord Review, 7 December 2017
Gradually, each member of this company reveals the impact of these stereotypes on their emotions, their sexuality or their interaction with others... Such moments are the essence of this work.
SHUT DOWN: Charlotte Vincent on BBC Woman’s Hour
BBC, 27 November 2017
Charlotte Vincent was a guest on BBC Woman's Hour Monday 27 November 2017 discussing VDT and SHUT DOWN, which opened at The Place 28 November 2017
SHUT DOWN Live: Mad About The Boys
The Observer, 3 December 2017
Shut Down has been painstakingly constructed through observation, improvisation and research. The piece isn’t an anti-male rant, but a witty and humane examination of conflicting forces. Vincent identifies, with forensic precision, the different ways in which men react to changing times.
SHUT DOWN Live: TheatreFullStop
TheatreFullStop, 30 November 2017
Shut Down takes us on a raw and emotional rollercoaster exploring the state of things as a man in 2017
SHUT DOWN Live: DanceTabs
DanceTabs, 30 November 2017
Vincent has assembled a courageous cast of adult and young male performers who are not afraid to act out some of the serious dilemmas of being a man.
SHUT DOWN Live: Bachtracks
Bachtracks, 30 November 2017
Vincent makes her audience confront issues that are often uncomfortable but her treatise on contemporary masculinity, with all its memorable confusions and contradictions, is a strong and challenging work.