The Greatest Betrayal starts beautifully. Morgan approaches the stage with a comforting energy that feels like you're kiki-ing with an old friend. She begins with an effortless charm where she goes over her first celebrity crush and using her disability as a punchline in creative ways only she can.
Morgan has a wonderful and beautiful charm to her, but there are a few issues that hold this show back from being as good as it could. Morgan has the beautiful opportunity to show off her disability in a creative and beautiful way but sadly doesn't appear to take full advantage of it. Her story while poignant does tend to meander and could use a touch more focus. Despite having a chair on stage with her, she never finds time to sit, and sometimes feels a touch rushed through her piece.
I feel a director could have gone a long way to enhancing many of the great moments that Morgan shares with the audience. There's a lot here to mine and I hope that in future productions of it, she can truly shine in a fully realized production.
PROS:
- Morgan! Excellent, warm, sweet and lovely performer
- Great opening with a lot of humour and heart
- Such a unique and beautiful opportunity to share their story in an interesting and exciting way
CONS:
- Lack of direction holds back the performance
- Second part feels more confused and less clear
- Shorter than expected