Emily of New Moon Any Age-appropriate Title/Series Morris, Alan B. Ernest The Old Man and the Sea Henderson, Dee. ‘This is a wonderfully exuberant version of the story of an orphan boy's search for love, and the songs are as fresh as when they first hit the stage in 1960. Path of the Pale Horse Forbes, Kathryn Mama’s Bank Account Forbes, Esther. Trailer for our critically acclaimed production of Ernest and The Pale Moon Inspired by the likes of Edgar Allen Poe and Alfred Hitchcock, Ernest and the. ‘Lionel Bart’s songs are an enduring delight, and we got some rousing ensemble numbers like Consider Yourself.’ Newbury Theatre ‘…you’d be mad not to see this feel good production. ‘Tom Rogers’ set was a masterpiece’ Newbury Theatre ‘It buzzes with energy, talent and imagination.’ Henley Standard ‘a loveably entertaining production.’ A Younger Theatre a first class production of the rags to riches musical.’ A Younger Theatre ‘Paul Herbert’s new musical arrangements are spot on, and they are well tailored to the instrumental skills of the adult actors, who double as a first-class band.’ The Oxford Times ‘If Lionel Bart is looking down upon the Watermill’s production, he’s surely smiling.’ Jonathan Baz Reviews★★★★ ‘As always at the Watermill, the expertise of the cast was demonstrated by the excellence of the music which was a real pleasure to listen to.’ Daily Info, Oxford Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 'Actors double up and play instruments, giving Luke Sheppard's production a party feel.' The Mail on Sunday ★★★★ Start studying The Importance of Being Ernest- Act I, Act II, & Act III. 'This small revival of Lionel Bart's 1960 musical masterpiece fires on all cylinders' The Mail on Sunday ★★★★ ‘Remarkably Sheppard has found a different direction to take the show in, and the sold out Monday night crowd certainly had the time of their lives.’ West End Frame ‘Fearn is sublime as Nancy’ West End Frame ‘The orchestrations and way in which music is used throughout the show is hugely impressive and highly effective.’ West End Frame
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Read the full Musical Theatre Review here ‘As part of The Watermill’s Outreach programme, the three teams of children are drawn from the local community rather than stage schools, giving the scenes an unspoilt charm befitting the Oliver! orphans’ Musical Theatre Review ★★★★★ ‘this production delivers a powerful punch from start to finish’ Musical Theatre Review ★★★★★ ‘high energy and huge versatility’ Whatsonstage ★★★★★
‘It’s hard to believe they’ve had no formal training…they move and amuse and thrill and they have an obvious rapport with the adult cast.’ Whatsonstage ★★★★★ ‘Intensely atmospheric, this staging of Oliver! reinterprets a classic with flair and intelligence’ The Stage ★★★★ The final performance of the show at The Old Market is tonight (Thursday 22nd May) at 7:30pm, so why not spend an evening in the company of Ernest, and the faint glow of the pale moon, if you dare.‘the perfect space to stage a fresh, powerfully intimate interpretation of Lionel Bart’s classic musical…’ The Stage ★★★★ The story was full of plot twists and at little over an hour in duration did not drag at all, if anything leaving you wanting more at the end.
The stage design was simple but very effective, with the platform bearing the asymmetrical door-frame being the centre-piece throughout the performance.The lighting was also spot on, creating the dark Gothic mood which the story called for, particularly with the uses of a lantern and torches on-stage. The performers were all strong actors as well as competent musicians on the side, playing on-stage instruments from the cello to the accordion, the harmonica to the glockenspiel, which added a real live suspense to the soundtrack. The script is very clever, using multiple narrators all talking in the third person and a non-linear structure which pieces the story together as the play develops, with a lot of overlapping events told from different perspectives, in a similar way to the films Vantage Point and Memento. The story is based around Ernest, a tall pale fellow who was recently institutionalised, and looks at how he ended up there from his apartment block on the 13th floor, 7 rooms along on the corner. If you take Edgar Allen Poe's 'Tell-Tale Heart' and cross it with the infamous scene from Hitchcock's 'Psycho', then you begin to get something which starts to resemble Ernest and the Pale Moon, the dark and eerie four-man show (actually two men and two women to be precise!) from the award-winning Les Enfants Terribles Theatre Company.
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