The Simon & Garfunkel Story starts with Paul Simon – Adam Dickinson, and Art Garfunkel – Kingsley Judd, telling us of their meeting during their school days and the first performance together in Alice in Wonderland. Soon realising performing together is where the future lays and forming the rock group Tom & Jerry (they perform…
From the information on the website about Doodle I had high hopes – it sounded fun and although choosing the comedy route to tackle the serious subject of World War II, I thought a comedy musical would be engaging. Sadly I was wrong. It was well-directed by Jonathan Moore and well-acted by the cast but…
On arrival the stage is set, we have a door and a blackboard. Minimal is okay though as it didn’t need anything else. There is a good use of light and sound during the play to differentiate between sections and highlight certain actions by the cast. The metaphorical curtain rises to Man, James Callas Ball,…
What do we do when we’re faced with our own mortality? Have a cup of tea and a sit down for a minute, Fiona will tell you all about it. On entering we are greeted with a rather intimate venue. The set is a raised stage with a bench and a telephone box and nothing else. The…