Reviews
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Different Buttons
Different Buttons – Joanne Carrick – Red Rose Chain – St Clements Hospital until 2nd June I am sure there is a really interesting play to be written about the history of St Clements and its many inhabitants – I’m not sure this is it. St …
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Thomas Wolsey – the Rise and Fall at St Mary’s Bucklesham
Thomas Wolsey – the Rise and Fall at St Mary’s Bucklesham To sit in the pews of a 14th century Suffolk church, watching the dramatic life story of one of the county’s most famous characters, Cardinal Wolsey, was very appropriate. Bucklesham …
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Pardon me Prime Minister
All London West End Theatre productions have at least 2 weeks of pre-views in order to sort out any problems before the critics come in to review the piece on the “first-night”. Unfortunately, most amateur companies do not have the luxury of …
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Danza Contemporanea de Cuba
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, 11 and 12 May 2012 With so many theatrical experiences reduced, because of economic reasons, to a half a dozen performers, it is easy to forget the thrill of a stage, packed with movement …
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Salad Days
Salad Days - 3, 4 & 5 May 2012 at the Woolpit Village Hall - Woolpit Drama Club When I was quite young, (back in the late 50’s) I remember going to the Vaudeville theatre, London, with my parents to see Salad Days. I admit I could not remember …
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Otherwise Engaged
Otherwise Engaged by Simon Grey – Two Rivers Theatre Comp. –Sir John Mills until Sat. Simon Grey is not a playwright that amateur companies tend to tackle very often. An intellectual with an ascorbic wit, he was a controversial writer who liked …
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Bedroom Farce
Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn, New Wolsey, Ipswich 19 April – 12 May 2012. As you might expect with a play called Bedroom Farce there was a lot of running in and out of doors, jumping into beds and the wearing of nightwear – although they were …
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Vernon God Little
Vernon God Little, adapted by Tanya Ronder – New Wolsey Young Company - New Wolsey Studio Explosive, energetic, thought provoking – this is an incredible piece of work by this company of 16-21 year olds under the direction of Rob Salmon , that …
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The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life- Framlingham Amateur Dramatic Society The Headmaster Porter Theatre, Framlingham College 17-21 April 2012 It was slightly disconcerting to enter a modern theatre and see, so faithfully represented, a scene that might …
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Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett – New Wolsey Theatre This play has famously been described by a Irish critic as ‘nothing happening , twice’. But it is in fact a multilayered, fascinating piece that leaves space for many interpretations …