Tag Archives: Abby Melia

Animals, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Abby Melia, Bradley Thompson, Bryony Doyle, Daniel Sebuyange, Dorcas Sebuyange, Emma Burns, Kane Roberts, Lina Sebuyange, Owen Jones, Raven Maguire, Sam Ikpeh, ScottLewis, Toin Otubsin, Paislie Reid.

Denigrate a section of society enough, make them pay for imagined crimes of a group of individuals with sweeping undeserved statements and it is no wonder that they will perhaps meet all your expectations. When that section of society is the young, the next generation of people to whom the world becomes a narrow and twisted version of doomed failure then it is no surprise that sometimes they act the way the papers expect and the Government demands.  The problem with demonising the young is they have the teeth to bite back, they have the surprise and good will deeply engrained in them to show just exactly who the Animals are in society; for it truly is not them.

Animals, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(492 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

Black, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre Studio, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9.5/10

Cast: Abby Melia, Craig Shanda.

Liverpool Theatre Company 20 Stories High has the knack of producing theatre that grabs you by the thought processes and shakes them out of their modern complacency. Arguably one of the most forthright companies, 20 Stories High make theatre not only relevant but they hold a mirror up to a society that at times allows itself to sink to a depth before seeing one person rise high  above the trench line. This is arguably never more so in their production of Keith Saha’s wonderfully self-incendiary play Black.

Black, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre Studio, Liverpool. full post

(529 words, estimated 2:07 mins reading time)

Keith Saha And 20 Stories High Return In 2015 With Hard Hitting New Theatre.

Award-winning theatre company 20 Stories High’s latest production, Black, opens at the Liverpool Playhouse Studio on 28th January 2015 and then will tour nationwide.

Written by Keith Saha and Directed by Julia Samuels, Black is a provocative and engaging new show that digs deep at the heart of racial tensions in the U.K. today. With live D.J. soundscapes from Chunky (Riot Jazz /Hoya Hoya) and introducing the raw talent of Abby Melia, Black represents a real situation and puts the spotlight on a real issue.

Keith Saha And 20 Stories High Return In 2015 With Hard Hitting New Theatre. full post

(440 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)