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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG: January 2015
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG. The gross and scope of my opinion ." Hamlet I,1. Saturday, January 31, 2015. KEGS Drama at King Edward VI School, Chelmsford. This powerful play about the redemptive power of theatre is a brilliant choice for a school drama department. And you couldn't hope to see it better done than by this talented company of sixth form students under the firm direction of James French. There are many outstanding performances:. Joe Richards is excellent as Wisehammer, the literate jew;. Thursd...
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG: LES MISERABLES
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG. The gross and scope of my opinion ." Hamlet I,1. Sunday, July 19, 2015. Tomorrow's Talent at the Civic Theatre. Selfie" from Tamara Thénardier. Taking the barricades by storm, the hundred-strong Tomorrow's Talent company in a memorable Schools' Edition Les Mis. It's an uncluttered, polished production, directed by Gavin Wilkinson. Assisted again by Emma Tapley]. Often the grouping of the massive forces recall. The revolution artwork of. Dreaming the Dream as Fantine are Anna Mar...
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG: MIDSUMMER
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG. The gross and scope of my opinion ." Hamlet I,1. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. CTW at the Old Court Theatre. An end-of-season treat at the Old Court, a raw, rough-and-ready rom-com that follows two thirty-somethings through a “legendary lost weekend” in Edinburgh. David Greig's engaging two-hander had something of a hit at the Traverse a few years ago; this production, directed by Lynne Foster, with Caroline. Blom Brown, is a welcome chance for southerners to see it. Ephew, amongst ...
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG: June 2015
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG. The gross and scope of my opinion ." Hamlet I,1. Sunday, June 28, 2015. Writtle Cards at the Village Hall. S charming novel was a popular success in the 20s – this stage version by Matthew Barber made something of a Broadway hit some eighty years later. It's a sentimental piece, in which four ladies from the. Middle classes, united by a longing for wisteria and sunshine, find both, and themselves, in. And her inhibitions in the Italian sunshine. To sound mangled …. Some fine per...
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG: September 2014
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG. The gross and scope of my opinion ." Hamlet I,1. Monday, September 29, 2014. THINGS TO COME - LEND ME A TENOR. Lend Me a Tenor. Ken Ludwig’s multi-award-winning farce. The Queen’s Theatre’s resident company cut to the chase… presents Ken Ludwig’s. Multi-award-winning slam-door comedy Lend Me a Tenor from 3 – 25 October. This furiously-paced frivolous frenzy will entertain everyone for as long as they can keep up! Lend Me a Tenor was Ludwig’s first commercially-produced pla...
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG: April 2015
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG. The gross and scope of my opinion ." Hamlet I,1. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Horizons Performance Company at Brentwood Theatre. Dominic Cooke's stage adaptation of the 1001 nights was an excellent choice for the young performers of Horizons,. Blending story-telling with acting in role. All fourteen actors played. Multiple parts. Especially successful in switching between narration and depiction were Charlie Bailey, as Ali Baba and others, Luke Ed. Julia Stallard's production,.
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG: October 2014
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG. The gross and scope of my opinion ." Hamlet I,1. Friday, October 31, 2014. Arnold Ridley's mystery thriller has played in village halls throughout the land; ninety years on, audiences still gasp at the “noises off” that so impressed the Guardian in. Michelle Moody's production plays out in a suitably drab. Decorated with all kinds of railway ephemera, including station signs for Fal Vale and Writtle Cards; the bar offers Truro Tipple, a cider and rum concoction. But the play.
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG: July 2015
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG. The gross and scope of my opinion ." Hamlet I,1. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. CTW at the Old Court Theatre. An end-of-season treat at the Old Court, a raw, rough-and-ready rom-com that follows two thirty-somethings through a “legendary lost weekend” in Edinburgh. David Greig's engaging two-hander had something of a hit at the Traverse a few years ago; this production, directed by Lynne Foster, with Caroline. Blom Brown, is a welcome chance for southerners to see it. Ephew, amongst ...
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG: March 2015
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MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG. The gross and scope of my opinion ." Hamlet I,1. Monday, March 30, 2015. M&G Concert at the Civic Theatre. First time at the Civic for the Philharmonia, in a wonderful programme which introduced Chelmsford music-lovers to the amazing Zsolt-Tihamer Visontay, the Phil's. Symphony, written when the young Amadeus was just sixteen. A lively tempo, and a great rhythmic pulse. JS Bach's Violin Concerto, with Visontay as the soloist, was a revelation. Here, for interest, is the very dif...