Stagedore Theatre Company’s ‘Day Trippers’ by Jean McConnell – Gallery@QT
A play written, directed and performed by women – what’s not to love?? Actors Sara Pruce and Carol Carey and director Rosamund Smith are all local professional creatives with a wealth of performing experience between them. This show is an absolute joy. The characters of Doris and Beryl are instantly recognisable and there is something delicious about watching two female colleagues who can’t quite work out if they want to be friends or if actually they can’t stand each other!! There are strong overtones of Victoria Wood in both the writing and the performances – how wonderful to watch something that is just really, really funny. The audience enjoyment and gleeful recognition of some very well-observed moments of visual comedy was palpable.
Go and see this – or, as Doris might say, ‘Oh go on, loosen up and live a little – have a bit of fun’.
Laurie Tarling
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