GOING FOR GOLD/BERTIE BEAR’S ALL
At the Nomad Theatre, East Horsley 24th/25th July 2010
Two for the price of one!
Last week the Nomad Theatre acclaimed not one, but two, fine shows to triumphantly complete, a packed week, during which the cast of over thirty with joyful participation, entertained large audiences at the culmination of Play in [...]
Nina Holmes, Kate Raye, Helen Burden, Steve Geraghty and co do it again!
What a mass of talent we have at our disposal. Of course, the audience was mainly comprised of proud parents, aunts and uncles and siblings who booked early and prevented regular patrons from getting tickets (a lesson to us all there). Of course, [...]
In these tough times for amateur theatre it is obviously necessary to sell as many seats as possible – especially in a small intimate theatre like the Nomads. Therefore a Saturday Matinee is considered necessary but the players like The Nomads and Bookham Operatic are not professionals and in many cases hold down full-time day [...]
May 2010
Directed by John Norris
We left the theatre with the sound of laughter ringing in our ears. Yes, it was a terrific evening, very cleverly programmed and equally deftly performed. Sincerest congrats to both John Norris and Elizabeth Cross.
In the first piece, Paul Asher’s Attorney’s simmering monologue was wonderfully interrupted by Steve Rowland’s (Attendant) sardonic, [...]
Reviews of Splendour
Studio Theatre
April 2010
Directed by Ian Nichols
Playwright Abi Morgan explains that, in Splendour, she is ‘trying to make sense of something that is overwhelming, trying to meet people on the other side of a big experience’. All she does, though, is to leave the audience thinking that she is still seeking [...]
What a joy to see a well-performed old fashioned family pantomime. This was my first visit to Nomads and their lovely theatre. Thank you so much for the back-stage tour. I envy you your own space!
The sets were simple but effective, and having a fly tower makes using backcloths a quick and efficient way of [...]
“Less is more” (no pun intended) seemed to be the guiding principle of the set design for The Nomads’ production of Bolt’s great play, and very appropriate it was too. The restrained use of props and staging allowed the language to shine through and for the dense and complex facts to be set clearly before [...]
Our meeting in September will be on Wednesday, 16th September 2009. All those who attended our June meeting are on the list so if you are unable to come, please let Mary know. Also, those not at our last meeting, and who wish to attend, please contact Mary Brooks.
Oklahoma at Chichester Theatre
The Chichester Theatre visit [...]
Following a slow, sinuous and very effective mime, brilliantly mirrored by a video background of the same scene, we were plunged into the sawdust and smells of the circus, ring master, strongman, tightrope walker, lion tamer, trick ponies…everything one associates with the excitement of the big top, albeit in a failed project, with the recalcitrant [...]
