The Monk review: Rex Ryan's risk-taking doesn't quite pay off with fascinating but incomplete one-man play | Irish Independent
The Monk: A Review
This review analyzes Rex Ryan's one-man play, 'The Monk,' which portrays Gerry Hutch in a holding cell awaiting a verdict. The play depicts Hutch as a weary and apprehensive figure, facing the potential consequences of his actions.
Key Aspects of the Play
- Hutch's Portrayal: The play centers around Gerry Hutch, shown as a tired and scared man reflecting on his past.
- Setting and Atmosphere: The setting is a holding cell, creating a tense and claustrophobic atmosphere.
- Themes: The play explores themes of legacy, consequences of choices, and the pressure of facing judgment.
The review suggests that despite the fascinating premise, the play may feel incomplete.
The walls are closing in on Rex Ryan’s Gerry Hutch. A crabby, dishevelled figure – too tired to tell his story, too scared not to – Hutch sits alone in his holding cell at Dublin’s Special Criminal Court, waiting for the guards to call him out. Five minutes, they tell him, and he’ll be up. In five minutes, Hutch will either walk away a free man, or he’ll be convicted of murder.
Whatever happens, Hutch will deal with it. He’ll adapt, figure out his next move, his next game plan. In the meantime, he might remove the beard – the shaggy hair, too. He might also start to retrace the steps that led him to this moment, this cell, this legacy.
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