PYGMALION by George Bernard Shaw, performed at the Mission Theatre by Bath University

A dominating Henry Higgins, who had very good comic timing and perfectly projected, enunciated speech. A brash but charming Eliza Doolittle, who wavered into her own Scottish accent as she became more gentile. A well performed piece on a small stage but with a wonderful set. A thoroughly enjoyable play ,with wonderfully quick wit and constant change of tempo.

KING LEAR, by William Shakespeare, performed at the University Theatre of Bath Spa

 The oh so hairy King Lear performed this fantastically! Really put his anger and frustration across to the audience. There were some really funny moments with some brilliant comedic actors. However, it took me a while to figure out who the strange, weedy, black haired boy was who was constantly following King Lear everywhere was King Leah’s shadow...? In the end I thought it was an attempt at performing one of Shakespeare’s greatest dramatic masterpieces.

CLOCKWORK ORANGE, By Anthony Burgess, performed by Bath Spa drama studies/media students

I have always loved the story line of this vulgar and improper play. I thought that the boy who played Alex was fantastic and kept a level of insanity in his face that is very difficult to maintain. The set was well used and the use of media was strong, however, sometimes a little over used. Also, I did feel that it was very unrehearsed, with lines being forgotten and lack of energy on stage, particularly by the one female actress. Maybe a few more weeks’ rehearsal? I would love to see it again...with improvements!

AVENUE Q, by Jeff Whitty, performed at the Theatre Royale

Funniest thing I have seen in a long time, touching on the most down to earth, realistic topics of life.

I would see that again and again and again...and again. Jeff Whitty, you are witty!!

Urashima Taro

If you asked me what the story line was, I couldn't tell you. If you asked me who acted in it, I couldn't tell you. If you asked me if I liked it, I would say NO. A bizaar practically silent performance by a crippled puppet that scared you senseless. Uninteresting and unamusing. The only slightly interesting bit was when the puppet started havng sex behind the screen...

Stand-up Comedy Evening with Bath Spa Live

Imagine going out for a casual drink to an indie bar. Then stumbling down the stairs having been fuelled by a few Gin and Tonics and then sitting through an hour and a half of hysteria inducing hilarity. We were provided some stools at the back of the room...near the bar... as the place was pretty full by that point. First up was Mark Aspinall the MC of the evening, who, to be honest, was a little flat line with his comic wit, or lack thereof. He introduced us to the 2nd year students of Bath Spa that were going to be entertaining us for the evening. On came Leo "So and So" who was fantastic straight from the word go. 10 minutes of pure genius oozed out of him as he seductively told women how to entertain a man, in bed, dropping in examples of his own bad experiences with his girlfriend. A rupture of applause was given to him as he finished and then it was time for another drink. Then came the 1 minute slots by 10 more students. All providing an array of real life experiences and bodily malfunctions. I was entertained to the max. I was intrigued by the brilliance and quirkiness of the humour that was being flung around the room. I was also taken aback by the constant mention of vaginas and sex...but when does that ever cease to be amusing?? Then finally, the final 10 minute performer, who in a low husky voice, head tilted down, eyes glaring through her hair at the audience, introduced herself as LEO'S girlfriend... straight off the bat a simple line that overwhelmed the audience with uncontrollable fits of raucous laughter. Then she began to tell the men how to treat a woman in the bed room. This wasn't done with subtle innuendos or anything, this was, well, XXX rated. The detail was really quite impressive. But it was the fact that these students could get up in front of a crowd and say exactly what they wanted to say. They had no limitations, no boundaries and it was brilliant to hear something that a lot of students love to talk about. I certainly hope to see some of the University students up on stage again!
So as a wonderful way to finish the evening a professional comedian took over the stage. An overweight pompous intellect who suffered from a stutter but mastered the art of taking the piss out of himself. He lollopped around the stage mocking his bear gut, talking about stocks and money and technology, but being outrageous with his terminology.