Review: WE’VE SEEN ENOUGH by Rebecca Rayne at Canal Café Theatre 8 – 10 August / Camden Fringe

‘The play did what it set out to do: make people laugh and think about how strange the life of an actor can be." ★★★ ½  

At a packed-out Canal Cafe Theatre, Rebecca Rayne's one-woman show "We've Seen Enough!" was a part of the 2022 Camden Fringe Festival. A fleabag-esque comedy relating to the life of an actor finding their feet in a lary, sometimes tormenting industry. I attended on the final night.



Rayne carried the show with stand-up gimmicks and pockets of multimedia storytelling, which were personal to her own life. The crowd gave her energy, and the play did what it set out to do: make people laugh and think about how strange at times the life of an actor can be.

The play ran smoothly, transitions were well thought out by director Justin Murray. I wonder though if in the rehearsal room, they were playing for the right space, as a few things didn't land and it was purely due to volume and sometimes, though not often, sightlines. But it was slick and ran at a perfect 45 minutes, which complimented a fun and compact piece.

Rayne used different voices and accents throughout (via voiceover) which were a highlight. If the play were to see life again, which it easily could, I'd love a different mechanism on each, to really differentiate between the characters- for example when the voice is lowered to portray male parts, they could use different effects on each.

Overall, it was a really great time, hilarious and animated. The creatives should be proud of their work and a near sell out production.

We've Seen Enough

Canal Cafe Theatre,

August 8th, 9th & 10th 2022 @ 9:30pm

Camden Fringe Festival

Written, performed and produced by Rebecca Rayne / Directed by Justin Murray.

Review by Evan L. Barker

Evan L. Barker is an alumnus from East 15 (2021.) Prior to training- he'd been immersed in the industry since the age of seven. The writing bug hit at the age of seventeen- writing his first play and a year later producing and directing it at The Volcano Theatre in Swansea (May 2018.) Evan is also now based in London and co-founder of "The Shed Theatre Company" where he wants to facilitate theatre that's thought provoking, progressive and accessible.