Amy Rosenthal’s two-handed, one act play explores what happens when an ex-girlfriend meets the new/current girlfriend. The play begins with Judith (Laurie Delaney) lying on her sofa leaving a desperate message on her ex-boyfriend Jack and Ros’s (Celine Abrahams) answerphone hinting that she may be pregnant before ending it with “I went to Boots today and bought a packet of Henna and some razor blades depending on how I feel in the morning, I’ll either slash my writs or dye my hair. Either … [Read more...]
BARE at the Courtyard Theatre – Review
Bare is a trilogy of monologues which depict the lives of three very different, yet equally vulnerable, young women. First up was Kat Ronson’s Ibz which tells the tale of a young woman who escapes her mundane life for a week of fun in the sun on Ibiza. Shortly into the holiday she meets a guy and embarks on an intense holiday romance before being violated by him in a horrific way. Kat Ronson’s performance is brilliantly compelling as our heroine goes from being the party girl up for a … [Read more...]
Review of Ugly Lovely at the Old Red Lion Theatre
Ugly Lovely is Ffion Jones’s debut play and tells the story of Shell (Ffion Jones) who, on the eve of her 26th birthday, feels her life is at a dead end and yearns to leave the “pretty shitty city” of Swansea for the bright lights of Liverpool. Her feeling of desperation has been compounded by the recent death of her beloved nan and her unhappy relationship with a long-term boyfriend who regularly cheats on her and disappears for days on end. Shell is also struggling without … [Read more...]
Midsummer Madness at Rosemary Branch Theatre – Review
When you go to a Shook Up Shakespeare production you’re guaranteed a fun evening at the theatre and Midsummer Madness is no exception. On arrival you are asked to help yourself to a handful of sweets and are also handed a “party bag” which includes a party hat to wear throughout the performance. The five strong cast are energetic and engage fully with the audience. There is a version of musical chairs where two bowls of ping pong balls and sweets are passed around the audience whilst the cast … [Read more...]
Kissing Frogs at the Landor Theatre – Review
Kissing Frogs is a fun-filled hour long play which chronicles a year in the life of 30 year old Jessica (Jess) Ramsbottom (Sophie Osborne), a “Bridget Jonesesque” singleton. We first meet Jess as she tries to rid herself of her flabby tummy by working out to an exercise DVD - reading to us her recently uploaded profile to “Plenty of Fish”. She then, on a “Nesco” colleague’s recommendation, she heads out on her first, disastrous attempt at speed dating. Heartache then follows when she’s … [Read more...]