“…Certainly there were moments of real drama, particularly during the edgy discussion between the young soldiers as to whether or not to leave their posts in the face of impending doom, and when agonising over the fate of a captured German soldier. Suddenly we had insight into why choristers could be termed ‘wild men’…”
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“… rips off any social niceties to finally reveal, at its heart, deep animal levels of fear and vulnerability that can be the drivers of dark human behaviour if not confronted….With brilliant direction from Adrian Noble on a clever set by Mike Britton, Tim Pigott-Smith’s journey into the tortured soul of George is an opportunity not to miss – a twentieth-century American classic running on the highest octane.”
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Working with award-winning playwright Richard Bean and Physical Comedy Director Cal McCrystal,...
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Speaking in a faux European accent, Nick Bunt from Le Navet Bete (possible translation: The Bad-tempered Turnip) theatre group from Exeter, welcomed and ushered people to their seats at the Brewery Theatre before the start of a night of severe silliness.
Read MoreThe Lillies make this tableau of grotesques sizzle with two sets of blisteringly well-constructed story/songs based on Wedekind’s original words. The music has a sultry tangoesque feel to it, and we are constantly taken to new places by the ethereal swooping of the Theremin, the clacking of coconuts, or the scraping of cymbals.
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