Singles

15/08/2010

What an excellent night - seven talented actors performing challenging monologues as if they were born to do it. The writing was sharp, witty and very funny and it was one of the best nights at the theatre I’ve had in ages. Everyone involved should be congratulated – class act!

Tim Ford

Playing With My Heart - Prague Fringe Festival

05/06/2010

LOVED THIS! Great feel good show, excellent actors - probably helped by it being from the area I come from. I liked their accents :-) Well done Geordies!
 

Joanne

Playing With My Heart - Prague Fringe Festival

04/06/2010

It was really funny we enjoyed it
Great! Funny, entertaining. Good Luck
Super! It was very funny and we really enjoyed the performance. We really liked the style of acting, it was very good made. Thank you.
 

Comments from a Czech School Group who saw the show

Playing With My Heart - Prague Fringe Festival. Reviewed by The Prague Post

02/06/2010

Local and visiting thespians could learn a lot from the dedication to craft displayed by the kids (ages 17-23) performing with Live Youth Theatre...It portrays the adolescent dramas and respective ambitions of a group of school children on a fieldtrip to an iconic sculpture (The Angel of the North) in the northeast of England...Aided by a visit from an angel who takes up residence in the sculpture, the kids squash petty feuds, confess hidden attractions and come clean about the pressures in their home lives that shape their public personas. The ensemble works well together, moving briskly through some fairly complex blocking and transitions. The performances are strong and surprisingly unself-conscious. Director Amy Golding has evidently guided them well, and the result of their efforts is winsome and engaging.

Reviewed by James Walling from The Prague Post

James Walling - Staff Writer

A Northern Odyssey

20/05/2010

Excellent!  Well played by all the actors.  Superb writing and a great balance of humour and the intricate drama of a small community.  Thank you for a great and memorable evening.

Northern Odyssey

20/05/2010

A fabulous production and our second visit to A Northern Odyssey. A great piece of writing - I liked the way class, art, place and gender were explored. Brilliant character writing for Fanny, and great performance by Amy McAllister. I particually enjoyed Lizzy McInnerny as Rosaleen. All actors sensitive to parts - Ron Cook as Homer - beautifully done. The whole thing was a treat...music too. It's 30+ years since we've been to Live Theatre - what a welcome back!

Sylvia Hope

Northern Odyssey

16/05/2010

Stunning production, stunning play, stunning acting. We haven't been to the theatre in a long time - Sunday matinee persuaded us we should put this activity to the top of our 'to do' list. We laughed all the way through, ending with tears in our eyes. Dramatic intensity was consistent to the end. Well done.

Charles Gardiner

New Plays from the 2010 Writers' Group - Different Stages

10/03/2010

I attended last nights 'new writing' event. I am a regular at such events as my daughter contributes. In my view the four plays you showcased were four of the best pieces of new writing that have been shown in this format at Live over the last few years. The pieces were original and very well performed and a credit to those involved.
Thank you for an excellent night.

Clive

New Plays from the 2010 Writers' Group - Different Stages

10/03/2010

I just had to contact you to say how lucky we are to have such talented writers, and performers, in the region. I have attended several script-in-hand performances over the years and have to say this was the best yet. All four plays were of a high standard and most enjoyable. It almost seems wrong to select a favourite but mine was Alison Carr's Tittle, Tattle, Tattletale.  It had real emotional depth and insight, particularly in the character of Jackie, the wife. Congratulations too to Lee Mattinson - who knew a cheese omelette could provide so much comedy!

Molly

A Northern Odyssey

04/02/2010

This reading really captured all we had read about the time Winslow Homer was in Cullercoats and the atmosphere of his paintings. Hope to come to the full production.

Cilla Chatfield

Beating Berlusconi

23/02/2010

This excellent performance by Paul Duckworth gave an 'everyman' view of his Scouse/Irish working class roots. The script allowed past and present to meld effortlessly. Through humour and pathos, Kenny's life unfolded. A lump in the throat was swallowed by tears of laughter! Fidelity was the watchword here. Fidelity to his wife, his friends, his politics; but, most of all, his team. Duckworth has the facial expressions of Mr Bean (Minty), the wry humour of James Nesbitt and the frenetic energy of Peter Capaldi. He owned the stage for two halves. Alan Bennett, eat your heart out!!

Anne Nichol

David O'Doherty

22/01/2010

Fantastic night of comedy. Didn't really know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised by the quirkyness of David's routine. Really good audience and atmosphere too.

Kate