★★★☆☆ Written early in Granville Barker’s career at the turn of the last century and only recently rediscovered amongst his papers, this is a play that feminists could happily put on the shelf marked, ‘On the side of the angels’. It explores a woman’s search for autonomy and fulfilment. Agnes Colander is an artist trying to escape ‘the loneliness of marriage’.
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★★★★☆ Bourne’s greatest skill remains his ability to immerse himself totally in a score and play the notes with human gestures and movements in perfect sync. Prokofiev’s rich waltzes and occasionally discordant horns and strings have provoked some stunning passages in this presentation.
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★★★★☆ Undoubted star of the show in the title role of Eva Perón is the sensational Madalena Alberto. I was entirely captivated by her performance. Her acting and singing were faultless and so engaging that when she was performing I often forgot about what else was happening on stage.
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★★★★☆ The story begins with Cecily, her friend Mavis, and Cecily’s indomitable Auntie Lou-Lou preparing Cecily’ and Mavis’s flat for rent. Cecily’s fiancé is due back from three years in the Sudan, but Cecily, who yearns to travel and see the world, is uncertain about marrying Michael and settling down in a house in the country.
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★★★☆☆ Jonathan O’Boyle’s panelled set with the great face of Big Ben looming behind sets us firmly in Westminster, whilst the on-stage band locate us in time with songs from the period. All that was missing was any reference to the overt misogyny and bullying that has emerged being no less of an institution in the Mother of Parliaments.
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★★★★☆ In this, the third visit of Birmingham REP’s BE Festival to Bristol, three performances, linked by explorations of language and relationships were warmly appreciated . . .
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