MADE UP at the Birmingham Rep

MADE UP at the Birmingham Rep

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Made Up centres around two characters, Sue, the well experienced makeup artist and Kate the fresh-faced actress. Sue, played by Alexis Tuttle instantly became a likeable character with witty remarks and lightning fast comebacks, making the audience connect with the character. Tuttle seems to work well in this piece as the maternal figure, taking the young inexperienced Kate under her wing . . . The concept of this piece is very original in its design, with something always for the audience to be watching . . .

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PARADISE LOST (lies unopened beside me) at Circomedia, Bristol

PARADISE LOST (lies unopened beside me) at Circomedia, Bristol

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Folks of a devout disposition might find themselves feeling slightly uncomfortable with Ben Duke’s loose adaption of Milton’s masterwork. To say ‘loose’, however, does not quite do justice to the various teasing liberties taken with the original, which of course was itself merely an imaginative reconstruction of actual events. . . This is a truly original work which will charm the pants off believers and atheists alike . . .

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CYMBELINE at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford

CYMBELINE at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford

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Here is some of the best of Shakespeare’s late poetry, and in Innogen one of his finest female characters. And if the final act resolves more confusions and coincidences than six Dickens’ novels, it transmits an end glow of love, reconciliation and forgiveness which is truly cathartic . . . Here is some of the best of Shakespeare’s late poetry, and in Innogen one of his finest female characters.

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THE TRUTH at Bath Theatre Royal

THE TRUTH at Bath Theatre Royal

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The Truth is a bedroom farce without a bedroom of imminent discovery or slamming doors or hasty exits, closets or screens. Despite or perhaps because of an excellent translation by Christopher Hampton, a cool detachment, a matter-of-factness that removes it from the often clumsy concerns of British comedies of sexual manners sets this in the tradition of French farce . . . With all the joy of farce, all the complexity of the best comedy of manners and four winning performances this is laugh out loud stuff of the highest quality.

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THE FATHER at the Everyman, Cheltenham

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The Father is a play of outstanding quality the like of which you will rarely see. From this review it sounds heavy going, but it certainly is not. One is entertained, enthralled and involved. The ninety minutes, without interval, flash by in an instant leaving a certain emptiness but most of all, admiration.

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ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Malvern Theatres

ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Malvern Theatres

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Richard O’Brien’s cult classic makes a triumphant return to Malvern judging by the packed house on opening night. The show recently celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a special West End performance, screened live in cinemas across the country, and is now on a national tour, to the titillation of cross dressing fans everywhere. . . If you have been fortunate enough to get tickets to see this show, you are in for an outrageous night of delightful debauchery.

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