CLAMBER UP THE CRUCIFIX at the Old Joint Stock, Birmingham

CLAMBER UP THE CRUCIFIX at the Old Joint Stock, Birmingham

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” . . . Jonny McClean gives a versatile performance and the distinction between characters, rooted in his clarity of accents, is never a problem.. . . this piece of theatre aims to do its utmost to help us understand and should be applauded for the honesty John Kitchen’s script and the performance portrays. . . . A gritty, honest, unique piece of theatre that has you hooked from start to finish; a great reminder of our historical heritage that we should all strive to understand and respect – go see it if you can.”

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BALLET RAMBERT at Bath Theatre Royal

BALLET RAMBERT at Bath Theatre Royal

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” . . . The Theatre Royal audience rose as one to acclaim the ensemble after a triumphant, exhilarating and sensitive performance to some of the Rolling Stones’ finest early works. In a last moment of silence, Cuban dancer Miguel Altunaga jutted his chin out in a gesture of male bravado and brought the house down . . . This was fabulous stuff, devoured by the audience who at once became animated, to some extent released from the more demanding abstractions that had preceded it . . . Sassy, sexy and strongly recommended.

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ERIC AND LITTLE ERN on tour

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“. . . The timing is perfect, the idiosyncratic twitches and mannerisms, the playing with the glasses the tilt of the body, the thrust of a one-liner are all as you remember . . . You’ll find the Grieg’s Piano Concerto sketch and the paper bag gag done with as much freshness as at their first outing. Ashpitel and Stephens have worked hard to retrieve the original feeling of the routines and it has clearly been a labour of love. If you share the affection or if you ever wondered what your parents were groaning on about this show is for you.”

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THE PILLOWMAN at the Oxford Playhouse

THE PILLOWMAN at the Oxford Playhouse

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The stories which create a framework for the play are horrible and brilliant at the same time. Reminiscent of the writings of T. C. Boyle, there are very few happy endings in Katurian’s stories, but they raise the fascinating questions of how the creative mind works, and what factors can bring out the dark heart of literature, and of humanity. Martin McDonagh is a superb writer, and has created stories to hold together the narrative arc of the play which captivate the audience from the beginning.

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ETO’s LIFE ON THE MOON on tour

ETO’s LIFE ON THE MOON on tour

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“From the first moment, when a smiling Ronan Busfield (Cecco) regales us from the front of the stage to explain the synopsis, to “those of you who haven’t been generous enough to buy the programme,” and confides with us that “Soprano Jane Harrington is still in her dressing room worrying about the size of her hips”, we are under no illusion that we are witness to ‘something slightly different’. . . It was always director Cal McCrystal’s intention to tease out belly laughs from this preposterous tale of misogyny, delusion, love and come-uppance.”

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The Hypochondriac at the Everyman Cheltenham

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“Tony Robinson was very watchable and entertaining but was not given his head and allowed to run with the performance in a way in which I am sure he would have been capable. David Collings, as the cutely named Diafoirehoea, was also good in a restrained way but it was only Imogen Stubbs as the pushy, money-grabbing wife Beline, who showed what could have been done. Her performance had elements of farce which were sadly missing from the rest of the production.”

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