Author: Michael Hasted

The Hypochondriac at the Everyman Cheltenham

“Tony Robinson was very watchable and entertaining but was not given his head and allowed to run with the performance in a way in which I am sure he would have been capable. David Collings, as the cutely named Diafoirehoea, was also good in a restrained way but it was only Imogen Stubbs as the pushy, money-grabbing wife Beline, who showed what could have been done. Her performance had elements of farce which were sadly missing from the rest of the production.”

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Regeneration on tour

“The story centres on the relationship between war-poets Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves and Wilfred Owen, but it is much more than that . . . Stephen Boxer was excellent as the psychiatrist Captain who treated the poets and it was he who was the mortar that held the play together. I really liked the music by Stuart Earl that played over the scene-changes and Alex Eales’ design and Lee Curran’s lighting, although drab and monochrome, had a simple beauty and optimism to them. . . Regeneration was a beautifully presented production with some outstanding performances and poignant moments. . .”

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Simon Callow in THE MAN JESUS

“Mr Callow, to me, is very much an actor of the old school. I see him very much part of the tradition of Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud. He has a certain style, a certain exaggerated panache and command of the stage that you don’t get very much nowadays. I hate to use clichés but Mr Callow really did bring Jesus to life as he told, in simple dramatic (rather than preachy) style, some of the great episodes from the gospels. . . This was a tour-de-force, a truly virtuoso performance . . “

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George Orwell’s 1984 at the Everyman Cheltenham

“…This production is gruesome, truly frightening and above all disturbing stuff and not for the feint hearted. But the second half is also brilliant, thought-provoking theatre. Visually it is jaw-droppingly good with Chloe Lamford’s visuals capturing the essence of the piece and Natasha Chivers’ atmospheric lighting adding light and shade….Tim Dutton was excellent as the suave, be-suited and chilling O’Brien.”

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