The show has the warm, cosy feel of a picture book come to life. The set and costumes washed in an amber glow have a lovely wrapped-up-against-the-cold-world tinge. It also has a very inspiring ‘make do and mend’ ethos . . . If you are planning to take a small person to their first ever live show this Christmas you couldn’t hope for better than this.
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The inaugural production for the new Wardrobe Theatre adds to the reasons to be cheerful as it weighs in with a production, which in terms of its ‘alternative’ label is not merely off the beaten track, but hanging from the ceiling, whilst providing a grin-and-laugh factor that little I have seen this year can match . . . GSTSB sets the bar encouragingly high for Bristol’s new studio theatre
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The British are funny about their Christmas traditions; you can tamper with them so far, but no further. It is a time of excess and that goes for the acting as well – no naturalism please, we’re British. It is a brave director who strays too far from the path of righteousness. Sally Cookson is that director . . . This is a show full of invention and fun, which tickles the tradition into a giggling somersault only to land right side up giving us the perfect fillip to the season of good-will.
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Chris Thorpe and Rachel Chavkin have developed a show in which ‘confirmation bias’ demonstrates the inbuilt tendency in people to observe and understand the world through a lens that seeks to reinforce their pre-established beliefs. Thorpe explains that the effect of ‘confirmation bias’ is often more powerful for emotionally charged issues. . . The show is an investigation, of sorts, into this phenomenon . . .
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StageTalk Magazine is two years old. Our team of fourteen has reviewed nearly 500 shows at around thirty venues between Birmingham and Bath and Oxford and Cheltenham. We have seen magnificent productions in some of the country’s biggest theatres and have seen two-handers in tiny 50-seater fringe theatres. Our reviews are often quoted by theatres and producers alongside those from the national press. Thanks to all who have supported and encourage us.
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But of course it is Tweedy and William Elliott who are the stars of the show, Tweedy as the omnipresent Buttons and Willie as the Baroness – Hardup by name, hard-up by nature. The high-spot of the show was probably the archery, with each in turn being strapped to a giant revolving wheel while the other fired arrows at them . . . If it is Willie and Tweedy that provide the building blocks it is undoubtedly Wyn Pearson’s rousing music which is the cement that binds the whole lot together.
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