"Accelerate" by Bill Hayes.

Nottingham New Theatre Online Season.

This is the final film in the NNT Online Season and so very different to the others in the season.

Mason and Sadie are two friends who are about to travel to Birmingham for what I imagine is some kind of rave, if the music is indicative of their destination.

We travel, like a fly on the wall, with them from their digs to the train station and to the rave, where they split up after an argument, fuelled on Mason's part by something a little stronger, and exciting than Ibuprofen. This means that we follow only Sadie back home, leaving to our imagination what happened to her friend Mason.

The visuals are colourful but for me bear not a lot of resemblance to the story, apart from the animation of the train, but really interesting to watch.

It is the script, which is naturally comical and flows naturally as well, and the stereo splitting of the soundtrack, effects and script that is really enhanced by the use of headphones. If you can imagine a Pink Floyd album aurally, with scenes from "Trainspotting" - but only in your mind, then this is the effect this film could have on you, well maybe not but that is what came to my mind.

The banter - or is that "bants" - between Mason and Sadie creates the comedy, and you just know that this pair really have a strong relationship, because there are parts of the film script that you just know Sadie must have a strong friendship bond to put up with some of the comments, and rantings from Mason.

The cast are Mason - Jake Levy, Sadie - Daisy Miles and Piig - Pete Rouse with multi roles being played by Rachel Coussins and Demi Idowu.

There's a large crew behind this production.....

Director - Jack Titley

Producer - Caitie Pardoe

Assistant Director - Helena Hunt

Assistant Producer - Jesse Rough

Shadow Producer - Erin Verlaque

Writer & Creative Assistant - Bill Hayes

Script Editors - Rosie Thackeray & Callum James

Visual Editor - Max Nichols

Sound Editor & Designer - Cae Capurro

Assistant Editor - Skylar Turnbull Hurd

Caption Writer - Tara Anegada

Publicity Manager - Ace Edwards

There's also thanks to be given to Dualvoidanima for their artistic contributions to this film and also to Brad Wilson for his musical contributions.

A very different but very interesting film to close the season, which I can honestly say I have really enjoyed, highlighting the incredible talent within Nottingham New Theatre.

Here's to 2021.