LAST
TANGO IN WHITBY
Director: Sean
Duxbury
NODA REVIEW
This is one show that tests an aspect of the actor's
ability which does not get used much except in rehearsal
and that is mime. We are taken on a coach ride to Whitby
and we, the audience, had to imagine the said coach. This
group did extremely well. I liked the four slide projectors
used in the auditorium which gave us a taste of the journey
plus the one projected on stage. The music was good and the
"last tango" as the end a nice addition - and well
executed.
Both Jimmy (Alan Pearson) and Henry (Edward Baldwin) gave
good performances and we backed up by the rest of the coach
party. Kathleen was a lovely cameo by Trish Pemberton and
totally different from the last time I saw her on that
stage.
We also had sound performances from Cathy Hurley as Pat and
John Johnston as Phil. But the gem of the evening was a
super portrayal of Jessie by Sandra Dickinson. What a
dancer she is, to boot, and just to show that it's not just
the big parts that catch the eye, Zoe Duffin's Clare was so
natural and so funny. Well done, to all of you.