Category Archives: Theatre

Linda And Sue, Queertet. Theatre Review, Lantern Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published on L. S. Media. July 28th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating * * * *

Cast: Annie Edwards,  Rxanne Male, Jonathon Roberts, Jasmin Pritchard, Monique Bouley.

Love and jealousy, as intrinsically entwined together as almost any other human emotion; especially when the two lovers have a difference in age and one has a grown up son from a previous relationship and the other one has younger friends. All of this can lead to bitterness if not handled with sensitivity and care, on both parts.

Such is the premise of Chris Christou’s play for the Queertet Festival of plays at The Lantern Theatre, Linda and Sue.

Linda And Sue, Queertet. Theatre Review, Lantern Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(377 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Half A Bottle Gone, Queertet. Theatre Review. Lantern Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published on L. S. Media. 8th July 2012.

Cast: Ben Hallworth, Dale Grant, Nuala Maguire.

Perhaps the idea of admission of guilt or even worry is one step too far to cope with after a bottle of wine or two. Even the Half A Bottle Gone may be too much for some to comprehend the seriousness of a life that has been turned upside down by one moment’s indiscretion.

Half A Bottle Gone by Ian Walker deals with before and after, the moments where you blurt out a secret that has been tearing away at your soul and the moment when you first saw the life you lead turn dramatically inside out.

Half A Bottle Gone, Queertet. Theatre Review. Lantern Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(365 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

The Last Five Years, Theatre Review. The Actors Studio, Liverpool.

Originally published on L.S. Media.  24th July 2012.

L.S. Media Rating * * * *

Cast: Helen Carter, Stephen Fletcher, Nick Phillips.

The course of true love never did run smooth, even less so when told over the period of five years and from two different perspectives and times. This is the premise of Jason Robert Brown’s enormously well written musical The Last Five Years.

The Last Five Years, Theatre Review. The Actors Studio, Liverpool. full post

(381 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

If The Shoe Fits. Floral Pavilion, New Brighton. Theatre Review.

Originally published on L.S. Media. 2nd August 2012.

Cast: Charlie Griffiths, Jodie Nesbitt, Angela Simms, Donna Lesley Price, Richie Grice, Al T. Kossy, Lesley Hughes, Trevor Fleming, James William-Watts, Michael Swift.

When a play is as terrific, expansive and well observed as If The Shoe Fits, then no matter what theatre it is put on at, it is sure to draw the crowds in their numbers and be enjoyed for what it is, a play that really draws on the underbelly of city life, its laughter, its dreams and also its seedier side which is just as much a part of humanity as the bright lights and shopping malls.

If The Shoe Fits. Floral Pavilion, New Brighton. Theatre Review. full post

(515 words, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

The Final Test, Theatre Review. Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton.

Originally published on L.S. Media. July 22nd 2012.

L.S. Media rating * * * *

Aside from the sound of leather crashing into the sturdy form of willow, there can be no better sound to a fan of cricket than Radio Four’s signature tune to Test Match Special – Booker T. and the M.G.s’ Soul Limbo. There can be no better play for a student of the sport and those that live with them than Chris Paling’s play The Final Test.

The Final Test, Theatre Review. Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton. full post

(483 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

Totally Ninja-David Alnwick. The Lantern Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published on L.S. Media. July 17th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating * * * * *

Think you know magic? Until you have seen the spectacle of Gateshead born magician extraordinaire Totally Ninja-David Alnwick on stage, you haven’t seen anything.

Totally Ninja-David Alnwick. The Lantern Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(342 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)

Saving Grace, Theatre Review. The Lantern Theatre.

Originally published by L.S. Media. July 17th 2012

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Nicolle Caine, Kayla Keatley, Josie Sedgewick-Davies, Jay Podmore.

Ever wondered what it’s like to be left with an overactive imagination, a hen night that takes all the delights of your sitting room and the worry of a mate who hasn’t had a date in years? Saving Grace by Dave Griffiths packs all of these elements into one of the shows that’s a part of the Shiny New Festival going on all this week at the Lantern Theatre, Liverpool.

Saving Grace, Theatre Review. The Lantern Theatre. full post

(374 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Rest Upon The Wind. Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published on L.S. Media. July 10th 2012

L.S. Media Rating * * * *

Cast: Fanos Xenofos, Dina Mousawi, Lara Sawalha, Stephanie Ellyne, Tim Morand, Zak Sawalha, Georgie Farmer.

Written by Jordanian born English actor Nadim Sawalha, Rest Upon The Wind, is a caring, dedicated piece of theatre that has all the hall marks of being written with an abundance of style and leaving very little out of the life of Khalil Gibran.

Rest Upon The Wind. Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(388 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

The Crucible, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S.Media. July 6th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating * * * *

Cast: Graham Wright, Mary Savage, Beth Anderson, Jessica Olwyn, Anne Irvine, Christine Axworthy, James Lydon, Aimee Marrell, Rachel Rosie, Nakib Narat , Agata Jaroscz, Jason Carragher, Agustin Arraez, Lisa Symonds, Kieran McElduff, Karl Hesketh, Richard Harrickey, Alexander Laurel, Albert Hastings, Stacey Liddell, Robert Carter, Peter Higham.

When it comes to staging an Arthur Miller play, it can go horribly wrong or incredibly right. The pressure of living up to the standards of possibly the greatest American playwright of the 20th century is not just magnified; it is peered over, analysed and broken down right down to the very facets that make even The Crucible seem daunting to appear in.

The Crucible, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(432 words, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

Reds and Blues, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. July 4th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating * * * *

Cast: Roy Brandon, Paul Duckworth, Taylor Parry. Lynn Francis, Lindzi Germain, Lewis Pryor, Connor Laverty, Dan McIntrye, Andrew Schofield, Alan Stocks, Francis Tucker.

When a theatre gets the start of what will be an excellent makeover, it deserves to reopen with one of Liverpool’s finest writers and a cast that is so well versed in raising the laughter to very highest levels of audience enjoyment.

Reds and Blues, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(438 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)