“. . . Wink Taylor is right in his element playing Kenneth Williams. He is an extraordinary and impressive impressionist and has the voice, mannerisms and persona off to a tee. . . Messrs Taylor and Barton are to be congratulated on SERIOUSLY FUNNY for their writing, insight and performances. Iain Barton’s performance as Hancock was sympathetic and sensitive while Wink Taylor’s Kenneth Williams was almost as good as the real thing.”
Read More” . . . Lewis Cowen and the Northgate Theatre Company have recognised and tapped into a rich vein of material with Goldwyn’s life and sayings and their one-man show, Include Me Out, is a fond, respectful and eye-opening tribute to one of Hollywood’s greatest producers. . . . If you have the slightest interest in films or show business in general, this is all riveting stuff . . . This was a good, absorbing and fascinating performance which I thoroughly enjoyed. I would certainly recommend it as a jolly good, intelligent evening’s entertainment.”
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” . . . All the performances were superlative and impossible to fault. Jonathan Guy Lewis was painful to watch as a man destroying himself and all those around him, craving the respect which he no longer deserves . . . Michael Brandon, as the lawyer Alfieri, tells the story and takes part in the action. He brings a calm authority and sanity to the proceedings but his entreaties are unable to remove Eddie’s finger from the self-destruct button . . . this is a must-see, tour-de-force play with some outstanding performances.”
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“. . . Tom Conti is ideally cast in the Henry Fonda/James Stewart type role, his easy going manner soothing the more volatile elements from a cross-section of 1950s New York society. They are all there – the bigot, the young guy from the same side of the tracks as the accused, a couple of besuited and respectable city types and another with anger management issues. It is rare you see such a large ensemble piece with all the links in the chain equally strong . . . ”
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“. . . One of the plays, THE JUDGE, I really enjoyed, two of them, THE AGENT and THE STAR, were perfectly entertaining and one, THE POLITICIAN, was a bit of a daft comedy of errors. THE NOVELIST we didn’t get to see. On the whole, the acting was good but the outstanding performance, despite a silly wig, came from Russell Dixon as Tom, the retired judge. His mischievously lecherous old man who had hired a call-girl to impersonate his long-dead wife was great fun and a delight to watch . . . If you are a loyal Ayckbourn fan then Roundelay will not disappoint . . . ”
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