Theatre 2011 Archives - Page 2 of 7 - One4Review
The Games
August 23, 2011 | one4review4 Stars
****
The Games from Spike Theatre is gloriously funny and includes many forms of comedy theatre ranging from satire to song and dance to slapstick. The dialogue is a bit corny at times but the physical action is … Read More
At the Sans Hotel
August 23, 2011 | one4review1 Star
*
Make no mistake, if you see this production you will think it is either cutting edge avant-garde theatre or pretentious and pointless. There is no structure to what you will see. What you will witness is a … Read More
The Matchmaker
August 23, 2011 | one4review4 Stars
****
Donald Smith, Splinter Productions Literary Director, has successfully adapted ‘Letters of a Matchmaker’ by Irish writer JB Keane to create this warm hearted production. The play is set in Ballybarra, a remote town in southern Ireland sometime … Read More
I, the Dictator
August 22, 2011 | one4review3 Stars
***
Set in 1939, two men with similar facial appearances are at the height of their powers. In Europe, Hitler’s armed forces are extinguishing democracy in the countries around Germany. In America, Charlie Chaplin is one of … Read More
The Young Pretender
August 22, 2011 | one4review3 Stars
***
In the space of an hour this play by E.V. Crowe gets to the heart of the character of Bonnie Prince Charlie. How did this young man of 24 years of age raised in Italy attract a … Read More
Love Songs for a Timewaster
August 22, 2011 | one4review3 Stars
***
The very full programme notes provide the background to this production of a play with songs. It is very much a work still in progress and a full version is expected to be completed in the … Read More
Penny Dreadful’s Etherdome
August 21, 2011 | one4review4 Stars
****
Horror comedy meets American vaudeville in the Penny Dreadful’s take on the search for the relief of pain in dentistry and surgery. Throughout the ages, the medical Holy Grail was to discover how to carry out surgical … Read More
Manipulators
August 19, 2011 | one4review3 Star ***
Manipulators is an up close magic act of manipulation and misdirection presented by Simon Coronel and Vyom Sharma.
The close up magic is involved and with the performers sleeves rolled up keeps you guessing to how they … Read More
Taketh Me Away
August 19, 2011 | one4review3 Stars
***
There are occasions when watching a play, I get the feeling the performers are playing their characters with the utmost skill, but the play itself is on the thin side. This is one of those occasions. The … Read More
Laundry Boy
August 19, 2011 | one4review5 Stars
*****
What an enjoyable experience! Philip Stokes, who wrote and directs his own comedy drama, has come up with a winner. The five members of the cast give flawless performances; the comedy is very funny and the drama … Read More
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