By James
Graham
Finborough
Theatre
September
2008
Director:
Kate Wasserberg, Design: Alex Marker, Lighting Design: Tom White,
Sound Design Andrea J. Cox
Cast
Barry Aird, Colette Kelly, William Maxwell, Kazia Pelka, Stephen
Webb
Press
**** Four Stars Time Out (Critics Choice)
'The dowdy
living room where the action takes place has been lovingly created
by Alex Marker, complete with suitably kitsch ornaments, Mantovani
and Andy Williams records and a prehistoric video player.'
Philip Fisher - British Theatre Guide
'In Alex
Marker's beautifully recreated 1978 sitting room, complete with
three bar fire, ridiculous wallpaper and dark green velvet sofa,
the plot revolves around the family's grim winter. Mam (Colette
Kelly) is in slow decline but despite this Terry (William Maxwell)
remains cheerful as he fights the reality of her illness.'
Emma Catty - MusicOMH.com
'Alex Marker's
set has all the hallmarks of a seventies living room - the heavy
patterned wall paper, the electric two bar fire, a white portable
television and a record player with a Mantovani record cover
on the shelf next to it.'
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