Theatre 2005 Archives - Page 5 of 9 - One4Review
Johnnie Jouk The Gibbet
August 8, 2005 | adminJohnnie Jouk the Gibbet (or ‘Johnnie Cheat the Hangman’) is a period comedy very much in the Scots vernacular, and an ear for the language of the time is necessary to fully appreciate the humour. The action takes place … Read More
No Exit – Artemis Theatre Company
August 8, 2005 | adminThere is always a quandary in my mind when the same play is on more than once in the Fringe. Do I attend one or the other or both? I decided this time to attend both with this production … Read More
Scriptease
August 8, 2005 | adminIs Impro passé? Has it all been done before? Well probably the answer to the second question is yes, but, somehow, and it’s down to the incredible talent of the six cast members that they have turned what could … Read More
Beautiful Child
August 8, 2005 | adminThis is the UK Premier of Nicky Silver’s new play that is a mixture of comedy and tragedy and is wonderfully staged and performed by this young company. Harry, Richard Weinman, and Nan, Emily Murphy, are trapped in a … Read More
Drowning Point
August 8, 2005 | adminThis one-woman play by Nicholas Earl centres on Beth, Claire Porter, a thirty something happily married teacher whose life falls apart when her husband is drowned in a storm whilst he is sailing. If this is not bad enough, … Read More
Kevin Tomlinson – Seven Ages
August 8, 2005 | adminIn ‘As You Like It’ Shakespeare declares most of us go through seven stages of life; infancy, childhood, lover, soldier, wisdom, retirement and old age, Kevin Tomlinson uses these seven ideals to work through his show from start to … Read More
The Odd Couple
August 8, 2005 | adminThere are few shows totally appropriately named, but if you consider the two leading performers you see what I mean. The Odd couple, Bill Bailey, as Oscar Madison the scruffy, devil may care man about town, prevents Alan Davies, … Read More
Screwmachine / Eyecandy
August 8, 2005 | adminThe team behind last year’s critical success Fatboy come together again for this C.J Hopkins written play. Directed by john Clancy, and featuring David Calvitto as Big Bob, Nancy Walsh and Bill Coelius as the contestants Maura and Dan … Read More
Bella & The Beautiful Knight
August 8, 2005 | adminBella and the beautiful knight is a new strongly written piece by Oliver Emanuel It is really a complex piece that works on numerous levels, and certainly holds the attention throughout. In the course of one hour Bella, played … Read More
Educating Rita
August 8, 2005 | adminThe Willy Russell play Educating Rita obviously came to the public’s attention with the movie staring Michael Caine and Julie Walters, and probably because of this exposure is still very popular today as the almost capacity audience will testify … Read More
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