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Post by Fleance on Aug 9, 2019 1:06:45 GMT
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Post by Jan on Aug 9, 2019 17:30:19 GMT
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Post by showgirl on Aug 9, 2019 18:12:20 GMT
I've seen 2 blog reviews already: Libby Purves (Theatrecat) has given it 4 stars but Reviewsgate rates it 3. I need more reviews to help me decide.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Aug 9, 2019 18:16:53 GMT
Guardian 3*
Time Out 2*
Also considering this as my first visit to Finborough, hopefully a Boarder will be going soon to give their perspective.
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Post by perfectspy on Aug 9, 2019 18:31:09 GMT
I saw this play on Wednesday night and thought it was pretty good. Quite a long play with three acts, total time 2 hours 45.
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Post by Fleance on Aug 9, 2019 20:49:57 GMT
The Purves review convinced me, and I booked. Free Sunday afternoon so why not.
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Post by joem on Aug 18, 2019 21:42:24 GMT
This was better than I expected but then I hadn't done much homework on it. I was expecting a farce but although there are farce elements in the second act on the whole it is closer to kitchen-sink drama. A nineteen year old grieves for his mother and fighting loneliness takes on an attractive female lodger and has to deal with the (unwanted) return of his father who abandoned the family home some years back.
The tambourine of course relates to the Salvation Army to which the boy, and his mum, belong. The action takes place in Lancashire in 1970.
Good performances from the cast of four. Despite the length, nearly three hours, this did not drag at all.
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