I have been a fan of the Nederlands Dans Theater since I first saw them at Sadlers Wells many years ago, so it was a rare privilege and treat to be invited to the premiere of their main company’s (NDT1) new work, a triple-bill collectively called SAISONNIER, in The Hague at the end of September.
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★★★★☆ Director Lindsay Posner ensures the combatants are never still for long on Peter McKintosh’s simple circular living room set, skilfully bringing insulted guests back into the fray just when you think they are gone for good, and always keeping an edge to the night that stopped just short of face scratching!
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★★★★☆ Having come straight from Edinburgh, you can tell that everything has been finely tuned. This is a phenomenally slick production that could easily make its way to the West End. Everything from the claustrophobic set to the insular lighting brings the world of Skinner’s play to life . . .
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StageTalk Magazine’s ROBERT GAINER was in New York recently and sent this impression of his visits to Broadway. Having seen and reviewed top flight shows in London’s West End and at regional theatres in Birmingham, Coventry and Stratford-upon-Avon he wondered if the Americans had anything to offer that he hadn’t experienced already. Not surprisingly, they had – but at arm and a leg prices . . .
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★★★☆☆ Vintage rock n’ roll stage musicals are a well-established genre. Let It Be is a bit of a deviation within this brand as it plants itself squarely on its chops at musical impersonation. It’s not here to tell the Beatles’ story or chart the behind-the-scenes drama of the band.
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★★★☆☆ In many ways, this is a good play. The dialogue is sharp. The actors are given nowhere to hide – both are on stage and facing the audience for the length of the performance; there are few props and the scenery is a simple office setting.
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