←Recommendations of In Fairness

Corona's dystopian torture tank is not only an absurdist masterclass, but a modern classic. Beckettian isolation and wordplay (the language! God, what magnificent language!) abounds throughout, resulting in a darkly surreal playground to both watch and participate in. It is a challenging piece, but daring and inviting, and one I look forward to digesting again and again. This is a script sorely in need of production. Enter.

What a gripping dystopian and psychological thriller. There is a unique and compelling voice at work here and credible and specific world building. The themes of the importance of dreams and the derivation of names undergird the absorbing narrative. The overarching aura of menace is punctuated by surprising and engaging bursts of humor. All-in-all an impressive display of craft.

This is a piece of discovery and by that I mean you discover something new the further you get into the mysterious world of Fairness. Jarred holds his audience in suspense as you discover what lurks behind the mystery but never being presented with the fill picture. Its a truly fascinating tension fuelled spectacle that will have audiences thinking about it as they leave the theatre asking "will we ever know what fairness truly is?" A brilliantly constructed piece.

The first word that came to mind was "Aldos Huxley-esque" with our introduction by Miss Peak into the piece. The world Corona creates is simple to stage and yet full of possibilities, even when viewed only from the enclosure of a waiting room. Favorite lines: "You really aren’t well." "No one who can see is." Well done!

Jarred Corona is a fresh new voice who creates worlds--edgy, unsettling, dystopian--that are horrifying reflections of contemporary society. "In Fairness," with its possibly faint echoes of "Pillowman" and "Godot," is the perfect entry into the disturbing alternate realities that inhabit his fertile mind. It would challenge actors, designers, and audience alike and provoke conversation long after the production it so richly deserves. This is a playwright whose career will be a joy to watch unfold.

This play has so much going on. A dark, sci-fi horror, post apocalyptic, allegory of truth and wellness. I have so many ideas of what things in this play means, but I don't want to shape anyone else's interpretation. Kind of like how we, as an audience, never get to see what Fairness truly is. But each of us will have our own ideas as to what to think. I love the open scene of all of this and how, even fully staged, the audience will still be creating their own idea of Corona's world. Brilliant.