Personals
This little-known musical made a perfect debut for new Oxfordshire theatre company MapleGiant Theatre. Personals, a musical depicting the trials and tribulations of finding a partner through the personal ads, was indeed made personal by the intimate staging and minimalist set, allowing the audience a real empathy with the struggles and successes of the characters. The musical from the creators of Friends has a small cast of just 6 characters; however each character was brought to life by a cast of talented actors. The humour in the script was intensified by witty facial expressions, clever props and suggestive gestures which left the audience crying with laughter. In contrast to this were emotionally acute glimpses of the heartache involved in dating, climaxing in Amy Cooke-Hodgson's rendition of ‘Michael’. Overall this was a mature and well thought through performance, unexpected coming from such a new company. We can expect great things from them.
This little-known musical made a perfect debut for new Oxfordshire theatre company MapleGiant Theatre. Personals, a musical depicting the trials and tribulations of finding a partner through the personal ads, was indeed made personal by the intimate staging and minimalist set, allowing the audience a real empathy with the struggles and successes of the characters. The musical from the creators of Friends has a small cast of just 6 characters; however each character was brought to life by a cast of talented actors. The humour in the script was intensified by witty facial expressions, clever props and suggestive gestures which left the audience crying with laughter. In contrast to this were emotionally acute glimpses of the heartache involved in dating, climaxing in Amy Cooke-Hodgson's rendition of ‘Michael’. Overall this was a mature and well thought through performance, unexpected coming from such a new company. We can expect great things from them.