Jamie Glover’s excellent production certainly brings out the dark humour of the play. It’s always exciting in the theatre to find yourself laughing and then almost immediately feeling slightly guilty for doing so.
Jamie Glover’s excellent production certainly brings out the dark humour of the play. It’s always exciting in the theatre to find yourself laughing and then almost immediately feeling slightly guilty for doing so.
A period delight, executed with humour and panache and certainly one for Cowards fans or anyone interested in a certain type of arch, camp dialogue driven relationship comedies with a delicious vicious core.
Molly-Grace Cutler as Carole King is touching, she’s totally there, filled with charming vulnerable and buoyant hope, it’s a beguiling performance, hinting at the steeliness at Carols core and her tenacity to be heard on her own terms, and the second half focuses more on her music than the AWOL plot.
Apollo Theatre Company’s production of Round The Horne will be at Theatre Royal Brighton on Monday, January 31 (for one night only!) and the Sussex Beacon will be there shaking buckets to raise vital funds to care and support people living with HIV in Sussex.
Building up into an entirely daft crescendo of madness the entire play, cast, set and night literally starts to fall apart. It’s done with such wit and well-rehearsed charm that it looks random and ad hoc a real testament to this tightly worked and skillfully directed groups of actors who all work very hard to ensure the chaos on stage stays well within the boundaries of laughter.
What’s not to like about a fun, silly, life affirming show like this with a strong moral message about appreciating our older relatives before they’re gone, sharing our wild and wonderful stories from life all mixed up with some hearty farts!
Superb and with a lot to recommend it, The Midnight Bell is a wonderful show to enjoy in the Theatre Royal with enough flair to impress the dance aficionados, more than enough to satisfy the Bourne fans in the house, and enough real passion for your average audience member to enjoy. Its overflowing with glorious narrative and this group of dancers seriously impress, so even if you don’t quite get the dancing you’ll still really get the show.
Brian Butler says hooray for the Theatre Royal’s re-opening and checks out the entertaining and diverse line up to look forward to
Brian Butler looks at this year’s Brighton Festival and finds a theme of caring
Theatre Royal brings the curtain down
