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MANHUNT
A Very powerful play superb acting especially from the lead, Samuel Edward Cook who was quite menacing. This was the first time we had seen a signed play which gave a deeper and different dimension. We both began to learn British Sign Language when our grandson was diagnosed as Deaf about ten years ago; it is now his first language. As was evident at the performance BSL is a beautiful, rich and nuanced language, theatrical in itself. One single signer was on stage for the whole 100 minute performance signing every word the actors spoke; truly remarkable. An excellent play. Thank you for the recommendation.
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Monica and Robin
Manhunt.
This was drama at its best. Samuel Edward Cook playing Raoul Moat was outstanding and deserved to have taken a bow on his own though the supporting actors all deserve a mention. A thoroughly absorbing play. Though one could have an understanding (almost sympathy?) for Moat from the background he came from, the pent up frustration and the fact he was asking or rather demanding for help but Fredo did point out he was a villain, destroying families.
We’ve certainly seen some powerful dramas all adding to our theatre experience so thank you again Fredo and Mike for giving us the opportunity.
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Manhunt
The acting was superb by Samuel Edward cook as Raoul Moat. The play gripped you from the start but did show how violent he was in real life. Felt it must have been challenging for the two children in their parts to witness it .
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Unicorn
It was a meld of superb acting ability where we might have been intruding
on the absorbing eloquent intimate script.
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Unicorn
I enjoyed this topical play very much – plausible characters and acting at its very best. The simple scenery was sufficient when you have actors such as Mangan and Walker and I thought Docherty was a great addition to their powerful interaction with one another. Well done and thank you Fredo for another great visit to the theatre.
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UNICORN
We enjoyed the play much more than we thought we would. Some intriguing ideas but I could see a complicated life was ahead of that little nucleus should they expand, age etc. We weren’t quite convinced by Erin’s character though I could see she played it that way. Mary P
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UNICORN
Guess many people will have gone just to see the performance given by Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan and as expected gave us a play to remember. Having seen Erin Doherty in The Crown and recently in the thought provoking Adolescence what would she add to the play.
The part she played of a young person looking for adventure she delivered with great energy and just what Polly and Nick needed to add sparkle to the marriage or did it?
The last word at the end of the first half STOP, what was to follow.
Second half, time had moved on 18 months but had the desire been killed for Polly and Nick had Kate moved on.
A very enjoyable evening.
Thank you Mike and F redo
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Unicorn
I thoroughly enjoyed this production and thought the acting was superb, particularly from Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan. It showed they had acted together a great deal and they were easy in each others company. Thank you Fredo and Mike
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Unicorn
Before detailing our response I must declare that some of the dialogue I found difficult to hear. As this is a play highly dependent on language the fault is definitely mine. However having confessed I can now add pluses and minuses of this drama. I did not like the staging even though it was very skilfully wrought. Yes at times it cocooned the three actors but simply changing the chairs after every musical outburst rather irritated me. I am as many of our group are a great Nicola Walker/ Stephen Mangan fan and they did not disappoint. I was less impressed by Erin Doherty. I felt at times she ranted as perhaps a free spirited 28 year old might do but also I thought she was rather dull looking compared to Nicola Walker. The language was fruity but in keeping with the outre theme of the play perhaps. For me the most effective part was the final scene when the rather extraordinary experiment had created a real love between the threesome. Nevertheless as ever, a night at a London theatre is always good for the soul! Thank you Fredo and Mike.
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Gillian and Tony
Unicorn
Yes, we were one of those who wanted to see Nicola Walker and Stephen Manghan in a play together and weren’t disappointed with their superb performances and the obvious chemistry between them. An added bonus was finding out that Erin Doherty (recently seen in Adolescence) was the other actor. Not realising what Unicorn stood for we weren’t totally prepared for the subject matter and Fredo had warned about the ‘strong’ language but this didn’t spoilt our enjoyment of this production. A thought-provoking play; punchy, explicit, with love and death intertwined, quick, witty dialogue, with lots of ‘effin’ and’jeffin’ for sure, so not for the faint-hearted maybe, but we laughed and thoroughly enjoyed the play. We liked the simplicity of the sets too which didn’t distract from the actors and their performances.
Thank you Fredo and Mike for another great evening.
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Unicorn
Luckily I had been forewarned by a friend about this play, in her words, “The language is VERY BRUTAL/RISQUE so prepare yourself for an uncomfortable topic and language.” Plus Fredo also gave fair warning on the coach so I wasn’t as upset by the constant use of the “f***” interspersing Nicola Walker’dialogue. I interpreted the use of the word as her feeling of awkwardness with the situation .
All three actors did a fabulous job of dealing with the situation of the proposed ,then realised, ménage a trois.
Who knew what “Unicorn” meant -definitely not me!
The scene at the end was very poignant illustrating that they did share love, albeit in this unusual threesome, and were all equally devastated by Stephen Manghan’s cancer and his imminent death looming over them.
Did I enjoy the play? I absolutely enjoyed watching the actors and admired the boldness of the subject matter. I would recommend it to some of my friends but with the prior warning.
So thank you, Fredo and Mike, for another interesting theatre experience.
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WAKE
Thank you for a lovely evening at WAKE. It cerrtainly was a unique show! – but we enjoyed the evening.
Carol T
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Wake
It was a very different evening and enjoyed the Cirque de Soleil individual acts. However the dancers were not always in time and I felt the production was not as slick and professional as most we see.
Pat
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Wake
Monica
One line I could hear and made me smile ‘crossing off names in the address book’ sadly, how true?
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Wake
THISISPOPBABY – The name of the group in CAPS sets the tone, and then the show’s title “Wake” suggests this may be something a little more serious, even funereal. No it’s not. Despite some over aggressive monologues about life, death and politics, this is mainly a variety show of the type I saw as a child at the end of piers. There’s a gay male comic striptease with tassels on his bare buttocks to get us in the mood; there’s clowning with large balloons; ladies lithely writhing on trapezes; a muscled woman in a G-string gamely cavorting up a pole; some basic group dances; and a butch guy step-dancing in a gold lamé jockstrap. That’s the fun side. There are also soulful songs and folk music interludes to add gravitas – I guess that at one of those (in)famous Irish wakes, this is all rather more interesting if you are downing glasses of Guinness and feeling emotional. For those of us sober, in the West End, it’s baptism by a party-piece onslaught. And the finger-wagging monologues tell us in direct language that this troupe take their fun very seriously – laugh certainly, but nevertheless this is a woke wake. The audience did laugh, raucously, and cheer, and stand to wave their arms about to the throbbing soundtrack, so this obviously pleased the young regular Peacock audience. I just wished I was younger and still at an end-of-the-pier show.
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Wake
Wow !!!! Well that was different. Not a show I would recommend but glad that we were there to see the acrobatics & the pole dancer (she was one very fit lady) !!!!! I agree with others, that the lady who did all the talking was not great & I could not really understand what she was on about BUT the younger members of the audience loved it & I was amazed at how enthusiastic they were. Thank you Fredo for taking us, it’s one of those shows where we saw things we shall probably never get the chance to see again.
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Wake
Describing Wake on the coach on an evening when he offered us the opportunity to see this crazy show Fredo remarked: “Yes, it’s Wake, not Woke!” How right he was! We were not beset by anything remotely woke here.! Apart from the indecipherable woman in the turquoise minidress, everyone had a personal talent. Good on them. And good on you, Fredo and Mike, because without your offering we wouldn’t have bothered. Something really different and enormously popular. Who knew about the Peacock theatre?
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Monica
Wake.
Wasn’t sure what we were going to see!
Can’t say it was a ‘must see’ but it was entertaining and full of fun and vigour, glad to have seen it. They enjoyed it along with the audience which some said there were a lot of Irish?
We have certainly seen SUCH a variety of theatre which I’m sure none of us would have done if it weren’t for Fredo and Mike which it seems they are still providing?
Thank you Fredo and Mike for another interesting and entertaining evening!
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Crazy, amazing, dizzying. That was my initial response. I later wondered whether the lack of polish was intentional. It was fun. The audience loved it. Some incredible acrobatics enhanced the experience.
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Wake
On the whole I thought the show was exhilarating and full of high energy and huge talent ..
Thoroughly enjoyed the experience thank you
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