” . . . In Daisy Whalley we have that much longed-for combination of an actress who really does look thirteen-going-on-fourteen at the same time as having the technical ability to do the role justice. She manages the almost impossible trick of growing up in the space of a few days, as if marriage and consummation have released some inner strength . . . The production sings with originality and leaves us in patient expectation to see what comes next from all concerned.”

It is late one evening in 1904. You are in your club; an oak panelled affair in whose fading light you can still manage to pick out details on the book lined walls. The third brandy and your comfortable wing chair conspire – with the last remnants of a once cheerful fire – to do their work. The porter comes in to tell you that because of the January fog your Hackney carriage will be some time yet. Resigned to a tedious wait you sink further into your chair at which juncture one of the longer standing members slips into the room . . .

“Fox Junior (Jack), acting with his pa, was able to use the curious blood chemistry of father and son to bring a genuine warmth to the role, which takes him through writer, Charlie Mortimer’s life with dad’s letters as signposts . . . As a touching portrait of a particular take on humanity through the description of a father-son relationship it will undoubtedly find an audience to entertain. ”

“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 . . . “