After playing here, Mixed Up North went on a national tour. Hence it has picked up some more reviews. I thought I woudl share them so if you saw the show you can read what is being said and if didn't you can see what you missed!
"Muzz Khan [above] is near-perfect as the lanky, occasionally bolshie Uday. Perhaps it is because he grew up near Burnley that Muzz brings such realism to his part. Or maybe it is simply a formidable acting talent...Under the sure direction of Max Stafford-Clark this clever often very funny play makes some profound points...However most of the audience of schoolchildren in the performance I saw were a mix of races. And they really loved it." DAILY EXPRESS Read more here...
"Outstandingly cast and acted, Robert Soans's play is propelled...by its youthful momentum. Most of the cast, including Lisa Kerr as slack-jawed dancer Kylie and Kashif Khan as foul-mouthed Sarfraz, are fresh out of drama school.Enthusiastic pupils from Camden, north London, and Eton, Berkshire, were going head-to-head with the cast after that performance. An East End audience under 25 years old, the theatre's neighbours in fact, will be the most discerning critics of Mixed Up North, which should be in the diary of every local councillor, and every something-or-other worker." THE INDEPENDENT Read more here...
"Bracing, combative and oddly joyous… Beautifully directed by Max Stafford-Clark, it's a verbatim piece by the best of verbatim authors, Robin Soans... Highly recommended ****" THE INDEPENDENT Read more here...
"Celia Imrie's tremendously entertaining performance would, on its own, make this show worth seeing. But as it happens, every member of the cast (most of whom worked on the show in its earlier stages at Lamda) is a delight to watch – even if their stories are anything but delightful...Max Stafford-Clark gives a masterclass here: his direction is fresh, funny, spontaneous and he makes you feel that this is theatre that really matters." THE OBSERVER Read more here...
"The material is sensitive, and there are moments of arresting power. There’s also some ebullient comedy...Max Stafford-Clark’s production certainly has zest. There is pert ensemble work, and there are strong performances from Celia Imrie as Trish and Stephanie Street as her assistant Aneesa. In smaller roles, Lisa Kerr and Muzz Khan have charisma." THE EVENING STANDARD Read more here...
Other reviews
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