Theatre 2005 Archives - Page 7 of 9 - One4Review
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
The Lad Lit Project
August 8, 2005 | adminAlexander Kelly has devised and presents a riveting one-man performance examining the personality of the modern British male. He is an engaging raconteur who can be witty, moving and disturbing. He opens with a straightforward physical self description, but … Read More
An Ofsted Inspector Calls
August 8, 2005 | adminThis group of young pupils portray the horror of the impending visit by an Ofsted inspector. In its conception something which struck horror into every teacher and pupil in the country. This very young group portrayed this amiably. The … Read More
Some Explicit Polaroids
August 8, 2005 | adminFrom the writer of ‘Shopping and F**king’ Mark Ravenhill comes another thought provoking play based in the latter end of the last century but it really could be anytime. In search of a happy life six strangers are somewhat … Read More
The Best is yet to be
August 8, 2005 | adminWritten and performed by Ben Igoe, this play and performance fail to impress. The premise is intriguing, the so called ‘colourful caretaker’ taking over from the lecturer, but the attempt at wit is trite and obvious. The play moves predictably through Scottish … Read More
Edward Albee’s – ‘The Zoo Story’
August 8, 2005 | admin"Sometimes you have to go a long way out of your way to come back a short distance correctly!" A sentiment similar to this is said several times by Jerry played by Phil Nichol. Peter (Graham Elwell) is sitting … Read More
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