Review of The Piano Tuner
“Astle's solo piece strikes major chords of classic tragedy in telling the story of a man who fell into the abyss and touched bottom. The text makes a deep impression with its naturalistic, controlled language and relentless dramatic trajectory, which builds to a crescendo of murderous hurt. Such pathos might be unbearable if it wasn't for the play's underpinning of humour and great toss-away lines of regret such as: 'We shouldn't have listened to that talking horse.' Best of all, The Piano Tuner calibrates the raw sting of the most intense emotions with an ear so sensitive, it scales the highest peaks of eloquence in well-timed moments of dramatic silence.”
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