Final few reminices.......
AUGUST
Too
Clever By Half, Royal Exchange - this production was brought to the theatre
by Told By An Idiot, and redefined the word madcap. It did take a little while
to get into its stride, but when it did it was excellent. Oh and there was a
bear. Who appears to have refused to leave the Exchange, he spent the summer
sporting a high vis jacket and a hard hat in the foyer, and he now greets you
as you enter the foyer from Cross Street and is proving quite the photo opportunity!
SEPTEMBER
Seaside Special, Cromer Pavilion Theatre -
seaside holiday time and, of course, a visit to the see the good old fashioned
variety entertainment Seaside Special. Shows like this, and traditions like
this should be celebrated and invested in. The horrendous weather recently did
it's best to wash this gorgeous theatre into the sea, yet everyone pulled
together to repair the damage to the pier and the theatre so that ‘the show
could go on’ with only a few days break. Good on you Norfolk!
OCTOBER
People by Alan Bennett, Lowry Theatre
- touring production of a new Bennett play starring Sian Phillips as a lady
living in faded grandeur in a country pile with her faithful pal Iris played by
Brigitte Forsyth, and trying various avenues , including hosting a dubious film
shooting, to allow her to stay undisturbed by 'people’. Fantastic cast and
really clever and wryly amusing play that takes very acerbic swipes at a number
of elements of the establishment, most especially the National Trust. And one
of the most impressive sets and stage transformations I have seen.
NOVEMBER
The
Mousetrap, Buxton Opera House – The long running whodunit celebrated its
Diamond anniversary with its first ever tour which is actually continuing into
2014. It had all the classic elements – a murder, a house cut off by snow, more
red herrings than you could shake a stick at. Each member of our party had a
different prime suspect by the interval and as far as I remember we were all
wrong!
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| GRRRRRRR! |
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