“For audiences across the UK you could say the election starts here. Except of course if you catch the act just before or in the case of Liverpool – and inexplicably given the title of the show (‘Rock the Vote’) – just after election day on the 7th May . . . The two performers (Jonny Donahoe and Paddy Gervers) pack as much fun as possible into the just-over-the-hour long set with a fresh mix of political and social comment . . . “
Read More” . . . When I first saw this show a couple of years ago, in a tent behind Bristol’s Temple Meads station my impression was of unfulfilled potential. The skills of the members of Invisible Circus seemed to open up possibilities not available to conventionally trained actors . . . With the current production we are in the realm of fantasy to which the company is well suited and whilst they delight to entertain, grand success can only be a matter of time.”
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“The mythic character Penelope has come down to us as a byword for chastity and faithfulness in marriage having managed to put off by various stratagems the hundred odd suitors who pitched up on Ithaca, Odysseus having told her to remarry if he had not returned by the time Telemachus had grown a beard . . . The result is everything you could want from a one woman, one act play, which entertains as much as it provokes thought. By any measure that is a result to be proud of.”
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” . . . the whole play is unblushingly mined for laughs with characterization going little deeper than the epithetical names, some of which have been changed for a modern ear. The humour is as broad as a Carry On film and just about as subtle: where the one may have ‘Bigus Dickus’ the other has ‘Mr Littledick’ (né Shortrod Harebrain). . . Linda John-Pierre’s singing, whilst bringing a nice smoky atmosphere where required and Alice Power’s clever and adaptable set, complete with saucy street names, all add to the feel of a very slick and entertaining production of this little performed classic.”
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“If there’s one thing the Silly Boys (Seamas Carey and Callum Mitchell) are not short of it is courage. Another thing is abundant energy. Another thing is not taking themselves seriously. . . There is plenty of ‘Young Ones’ style anarchy and slapstick violence in this road trip story. That’s a seam of comedy which threads its way through the generations and still manages to look fresh whenever it raises its tousled head. . . “
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