★★★★☆ On the face of it A Brave Face mines a familiar story about young men who go to war and find it harder than expected . . . This is a powerful, imaginative and at times laugh out loud funny piece of theatre that demands an audience. A picture can tell a thousand words and Vamos show that soldiering on is the most difficult thing to do after a war.
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★★★☆☆ The Alma Tavern’s own in-house Schoolhouse Productions latest classic text visits the deliciously scandalous morality tale, packed with humorous aphorisms. In a new version by Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland and John O’Connor the action is mildly updated to modern day, but not by all that much.
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★★★☆☆ The company work well together handling multiple parts with aplomb that comes from a careful attention to stagecraft and continuity. This is an entertaining romp that will appeal to those that love their theatre laced with a healthy dose of surrealism and the absurd. It certainly stands on its own two feet, but doesn’t quite deliver all the goods.
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★★★☆☆ Cilla appears in virtually every scene and the drama depends not just on pure singing ability, but the skill to become a convincing character . . . Kara Lily Hayworth beat thousands of others in nationwide open auditions to get the lead role and a huge amount rests on her narrow shoulders. Audiences will not be disappointed; she is a star in her own right and inhabits Cilla completely.
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★★★★☆ This is an exploration not just through the hills and dales of a beguiling and sometimes perilous landscape, but through their own equally challenging identity and to get to the heart of what it means to be black and British. The writing triumphs and the performances are powerful. These men walk to assert themselves. Take the journey and see for yourself.
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