Seattle Times had this to say about Vincent:
A stocky, utterly sincere fellow in his early 20s (as vividly portrayed by Shawn Telford), this Dutchman abroad is fluent in English and French, a voracious reader and a sophisticated art lover.
But as Telford keeps reminding us, through the awkward pitch of his posture and blurting intensity in his voice, Vincent is also socially inept and agonizingly lonely. And when he discovers a kindred soul in that kitchen, he lunges for it and any communion it might offer.
“Vincent in Brixton” is a play about the making of an artist but, enrichingly, about other things, too. The desire to be a muse. The strains between domesticity and art. The overwhelming, insidious nature of mental depression, eased (however briefly) by love.
& then this:
ACT’s version prospers from Telford’s implosive/explosive intensity, but at least as much from Allgood’s ability to convey the full emotional spectrum of Ursula. This is a plum role for a versatile actress, and there isn’t a false note in how Allgood’s long-suffering Ursula reacts — with curiosity, humor, skepticism, and a poignant, fearful joy — to Vincent’s demanding outbursts, and later to his erotic tenderness
read the full article at the Seattle Times.
