We chatted to Kyle about starring in Echo at the King’s Head Theatre until the 17th August.
Hi Kyle, how does it feel to be starring in ‘ECHO’? It’s an absolute honour and a privilege to star in this piece of theatre. I think the writing is impeccable. It’s fast, it’s electric. It’s heart-wrenching. It’s gut-punching. It’s beautiful. It’s devastating. It’s heartfelt. It’s heartbreaking, and it’s everything that I love about theatre: it’s two (or four) human beings trying to navigate their way through life and the things that stop us or encourage us to keep on going. Each and every night with this play is different; it’s a rollercoaster of emotions, and there is absolutely nowhere to hide, but that’s what makes it such a joy and a privilege to be a part of.
What stood out for you about Susan Eve Haar’s play? The relationships on stage are what stood out for me, and the way in which these characters communicate, manipulate, understand, misunderstand, interpret misinterpret and at the heart of it it’s everything I love about theatre two (or four) human beings with raw emotion, be it love or anguish or jealousy or longing it’s all in there.
What made you want to be part of the production? Echo is such a rollercoaster of emotions, and I felt that from the first read, the complexity of the characters, how they exist with one another and what exists in the space between them was a pure fascination and an absolute joy to explore in rehearsal and bring life on stage. The characters we see are so complex inside and out, but at the heart of this story is desire, certainly for Rog, its desire and its love and its longing, and to bring that to life every night is a privilege and an honour.
How has it been bringing this story to life?It has been an absolute joy, there’s something so special about theatrical interpretation as an actor, and a two hander can be scary, there’s no escape but you have to just throw yourself in, trust yourself, trust your instincts and your response because there is a hundred versions of this play, but you/I can only explore my version and there is so much of Rog in me, the desire and the passion and the want and need for love and wanting to feel loved. Echo is an array of emotion; it’s a runaway train from start to finish with nowhere to hide, and that is such a pleasure to be a part of.
What can audiences expect from ‘ECHO’? Love and sweat and tears.
By Emma Clarendon
To find out more visit: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/echo-q15t