Little Sure Shot is based on the life of Annie Oakley and is the story of a young girl’s prodigious talent as a markswoman and her struggle for acceptance as a woman in what was considered to be a man’s domain . . . In Verity Kirk the enthusiastic self-belief of Annie finds the perfect, guileless, open expression. She charms as she convinces . . . As a family oriented Christmas show this has all the feel-good fun you could ask for.
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The show has the warm, cosy feel of a picture book come to life. The set and costumes washed in an amber glow have a lovely wrapped-up-against-the-cold-world tinge. It also has a very inspiring ‘make do and mend’ ethos . . . If you are planning to take a small person to their first ever live show this Christmas you couldn’t hope for better than this.
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The inaugural production for the new Wardrobe Theatre adds to the reasons to be cheerful as it weighs in with a production, which in terms of its ‘alternative’ label is not merely off the beaten track, but hanging from the ceiling, whilst providing a grin-and-laugh factor that little I have seen this year can match . . . GSTSB sets the bar encouragingly high for Bristol’s new studio theatre
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The British are funny about their Christmas traditions; you can tamper with them so far, but no further. It is a time of excess and that goes for the acting as well – no naturalism please, we’re British. It is a brave director who strays too far from the path of righteousness. Sally Cookson is that director . . . This is a show full of invention and fun, which tickles the tradition into a giggling somersault only to land right side up giving us the perfect fillip to the season of good-will.
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A languidly sensuous Sumaya (Sara Sadeghi) in traditional costume, is apparently passing time by inspecting piles of documents scattered over the floor. The overall picture, with the set of soft geometrical shapes (a fissure symbolically dividing the large circle of the floor panel) looks like a typical Russell Flint watercolour depicting a North African hot afternoon. An impression of heat pervades. Behind a screen the shape of another woman, Marie, a French girl (Lou Broadbent) is in a state of agitation . . .
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