REVIEW: The Hired Man, Union Theatre ✭✭✭
Meanwhile, there’s a fair rendition of the text available here, and one that will do, particularly if you haven’t seen anything better.
Rebecca Gilliland
REVIEW: Personals, Landor Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Personals, a comedy musical about finding love through lonely hearts columns, was first performed in 1985, and technology has rendered it an unintentional period piece. I feared that the ubiquity of dating websites and applications might make the production rather old fashioned, but my doubts were misplaced. Ain’t No Other Productions’ heartfelt and joyous revival demonstrated just what an unsung gem Personals is. I found myself captivated as their rendition explored the timelessly bewildering process of attempting to form intimate connections with strangers, highlighting the vulnerability of its characters to both hilarious and poignant effect.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter Casting Announced
Casting has been announced for The Clockmaker’s Daughter, an original musical by new writers Daniel Finn and Michael Webborn which has its world premier at the Landor Theatre in May. The Clockmaker’s Daughter is a folk musical with a specific, yet timeless, feel with a story built around the themes of prejudice, discrimination, animosity and fear of the unknown. Spindlewood, like most towns of age, has its traditions. But no practice, custom or Old Wives Warning is so firmly adhered to as ‘The Turning of the Key’. Every year, on the last night of winter, as the first day of spring unfolds, the townsfolk gather to take part in a strange ritual. They meet in the centre of the town square, where a statue bearing the likeness of a young girl stands, poised and still, one hand raised as if to toast the sky. Constance has stood in the square for … Read more
