A Day In The Death of Joe Egg has just been reviewed by John Giles (Southend-on-Sea Arts Council/SOSAC) and Tom King (Southend Echo). To see the reviews in their entirety, click on the Reviews link at the right side of the screen, there are also some snippets on the Joe Egg Gallery page. But to give you an idea, here are a few lines from both reviews;
“Superficially Lindisfarne are scoring a triumph with Belinda Belt’s production. It is a challenge for any director and company of actors for Peter Nichols’ works, a particular favourite of mine, are not easy to handle… Toni Taylor is magnificent as the mother, Sheila, and I could not fault her portrayal… the whole thing has a lot of theatrical magic and supporting performances by Trevor Corner as the liberal thinking do-gooder rich man and Kim Tobin as his rather obnoxious, wife are good, while the director gives a nice cameo performance as Brian’s mother… Young Tamsin Edwards is a convincingly attractive Josephine stranded helplessly in her wheelchair. Lindisfarne have got beyond the merely competent as a group and can advance to being one of the great amateur groups in South Essex.”
John Giles, SOSAC
“… Lindisfarne Players provide their usual, professional level job under the direction of Belinda Belt, who also turns in a great performance as the grand mother. But most of the evening belongs to Rob Stow and Toni Taylor, as the parents, Brian and Sheila. In their own way they are more trapped in their lives than their poor paralysed, silent daughter played by 12 year old Tamsin Edwards.”
Tom King, Southend Echo.
As you can see these are great reviews. There is still time to catch the play too! At the Dixon Studio tonight (Friday 2nd July) or there are two performances on Saturday (Matinee performance and evening performance). Don’t miss your chance to see this excellent and praised show now at the Palace Theatre, Dixon Studio in Southend-on-Sea.
