Go on then table!

This is one of the most climatic moments of the show - really it highlights everything that the play stands for. The table has been the main anchor in this family's life - the table is a member of the Best family itself, which is further evident in Gideon's anger over the legs being chopped off at the commune. It is imperative for this scene to work - especially this moment - for the entire show to be successful. Not only is it a dynamic and entertaining scene, it throws light on the conflicts between Gideon and Sarah - "I can't mother you anymore." - conflicts which later plague their relationship for the rest of their life as Gideon later states that Sarah barely came to see him and Michelle.

This scene really puts the rest of the show into prospective as it's really the turning point for the table - there's an entire chunk of story that we do not see whilst Sarah is at the commune without Gideon, instead we see a flashback to Sarah's childhood and her twin brother Albert. I really love Tanya Ronder's choice to go back to Sarah's roots to highlight the fact that she passed on rather physically show it, it really goes back to the point that the play is about one family's story.

This scene is also one my personal highlights of the show - when the energy is high and the actor's are snappy and working off of one another, it's really effective. Their energy is contagious and it makes myself personally want to keep up with them and not to let the ball drop.

(There should be a clip of the 'GO ON THEN TABLE, YOU SPEAK.' moment from the commune scene, I've uploaded it but I'm not sure if blogger is showing it.)