★★★★☆ Freshly unwrapped, wound up and bouncing with energy, Daisy Wood-Davis owns the stage as Carole. Inevitably with this genre there is little opportunity for emotional development, but Ms Wood-Davis has a cat’s whisker control over the development of Ms King’s maturing personality
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★★☆☆☆ This adaption by Carl Grose sets the action in the 1950s on a stormy Bodmin Moor and true to the melodramatic roots proceeds to bash the audience around the chops with plot details. If the dénouement wasn’t quite predictable neither was it shocking, despite much flashing of lights and thunderclaps.
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★★★☆☆ This production, by the Bristol Old Vic Theatre school, highlights a certain problem faced by the school or producer when choosing a production which allows students to get a fair crack of the whip in showcasing their talents.
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★★★☆☆ The action of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play (based on actual events in the history of the transportation of convicts to Australia) revolves around the staging of a play, The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar, with convicts as the actors.
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★★★☆☆ Often a central performance can hold things together. Samantha Womack who plays Rachel, ‘the girl’, is such a one, helped I’m happy to report by some sound supporting performances. Her portrayal of a woman sailing close to the wind of alcoholism and breakdown is a finely judged piece of acting.
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