“Phebe Bland is simply superb as Fanny Brice. She takes the part by the scruff of the neck and never lets it go. It is not just amateur theatre but theatre at it’s best and when word gets around it could well be the hottest ticket in town.”
BDTG award for Most Outstanding Female Performance in a Musical (Phebe Bland)
“Theatre a simple pursuit. it is merely story telling, the actors tasked with bringing the words to life and sometimes the only difference between amateur and professional is whether the players are paid or not. This is such an occasion. The words are not only given life they become lived on stage in a magnificent production of a classic.”
BDTG award for Best Full Length Drama & Most Outstanding Male Performance in a Drama (Richard Clarke)
“Horror. It only really works if it comes with a dire warning for anyone with a heart condition – and with the jumps, oohs, gasps and shudders among the audience at Sutton Arts, perhaps there was a need for a cardiac arrest unit on standby outside after all.”
“There are plenty of laughs, some lovely lines and, despite plenty of costume changes, covered, incidentally, by appropriate music, it keeps up a good pace. It’s a new play with a nice blend of fun mixed with moments of poignancy, and it is a play which well deserves its wider airing.”
BDTG Merit award – Phebe Bland for her performance as Cindy
“What a wonderfully entertaining comedy drama it is. It is full of laughs and tears, with eight parts for a range of actors to really get their teeth into! A delightful play, funny, sad, poignant, with belly laughs and the odd tear, wonderfully acted by a superb cast.”
“Georgina Kerr-Jones is simply superb in a production that challenges the concept of amateur, it is professional in all but name. We all know the West End hits…but tucked away, off the well beaten track, you can find hidden nuggets of theatre magic, like this wonderful gem of a play. The result, magnificent, magical theatre at its very best.”
