REVIEWS
Oldham Coliseum Oldham Chronicle 17th September 2015 ABC of emotions, power and energy Reporter: Paul Genty Date online: 17 September 2015 THE ALPHABET GIRL, Oldham Coliseum Studio, to Saturday IT’S quite a culture shock, moving from Tuesday night’s mightily impressive but emotionally cold epic, “Dead Dog in a Suitcase”, to this one-woman, one-hour, all-emotion tour… Continue reading
Oldham Coliseum Downstagecentre 8th September 2015 KATIE CROWDER – Theatre ☆☆☆☆4 SHOWING FROM – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 THROUGH TILL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2015 OLDHAM COLISEUM – OLDHAM Gill Whalley | Tuesday, September 8, 2015 [Katie Crowder reviewed by Gill Whalley on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 for Downstage Centre] Complex and confused frustrations come to light in ‘Katie Crowder’ at… Continue reading
Renny Krupinski The Oldham Coliseum Theatre and Moxie Under Fire The Oldham Coliseum Studio, Oldham 08 September 2015 to 12 September 2015 The Oldham Coliseum makes a welcome addition to the number of Manchester theatres with a Studio space in which to host more intimate plays. The venue has excellent sightlines and its rough and… Continue reading
Edinburgh Festival 2015 London Theatre Guide 15th August 2015 The Alphabet Girl Space on the Mile **** This monologue play by Renny Krupinski serves as an excellent showcase for actress Kaitlin Howard while offering a good share of character insights, surprises and comedy as well. Howard plays three members of a family – a contemporary… Continue reading
Kaitlin Howard winner Best Fringe Performance at Manchester Theatre Awards 2015 Philip Larkin famously coined a phrase describing the way in which parents unintentionally warp the lives of their offspring. According to ‘The Alphabet Girl’, by Renny Krupinski, Larkin didn’t know the half of it. In the present day Ivy Winner (sole performer Kaitlin Howard)… Continue reading
D’Eon Traverse,Edinburgh The Scotsman 26/11/10 Who will ensure that the swordplay in your production of The Three Musketeers is authentic? There’s only one man to call IT’S ONE thing the Traverse deciding to put on a non-festive family show at Christmas. And it’s one thing getting acclaimed playwright Chris Hannan to write it. It’s another… Continue reading
Already with a Fringe First 2010 under their belts, BareBack Theatre brings a grim, but realistic drama to the stage about low-lives, illegal fighting and greed. The strong cast is flawless, several performers portraying a number of different characters, always with integrity. The gritty story unfolds with the utmost realism, never glossing over any subject… Continue reading
Darkchat Having spent most of the festival enjoying Press, 2 for 1 and half-price tickets it was quite a rarity for this reviewer to pay full-price for a show. “Bare”, however, more than re-paid this investment. The play started in the queue with promoter Arden tearing the tickets before you entered the arena (theatre). With… Continue reading
Suite 101 Bare is Renny Krupinski’s uncompromising, gritty drama set in the north of England, following the fighting career of Rick “Skinner” as he delves deeper and deeper into the dark world of bare-knuckle fighting, working for the comically evil fight promoter-cum-gangster, Arden. The first thing the audience notices is the energy with which the play… Continue reading
Bareback theatre ‘Bare’ depicts a criminal world fuelled by bloodlust and money – by raw, unbridled aggression and hefty wads of ill-gotten, gambled cash. The play introduces us to family man Rick whose brute strength attracts the shrewd business eye of bare-knuckle fight orchestrator Arden. Rick’s descent into violence is rapid and grim. This show… Continue reading
