Reviews etc
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Lucy played two very different parts in The Tragedy of Mariam – Alexandra, Mariam’s haughty mother, all ice-cube vowels and rod-straight back, and Herod’s first, repudiated wife, Doris, whose bitterness and jealousy pervert her into someone cruel enough to pour curses over her condemned rival’s head. Lucy brought intense, focused dedication to finding both roles, making meticulous movement notes and ensuring that her body conveyed stiff, proud age as Alexandra and a willowy, malevolent despair as Doris. She asked intelligent and well-informed questions and processed the responses instantly, making her a pleasure to work with. Lucy’s warmth and good humour also made her a favourite with the rest of the cast.
Testimonial by Imogen Russell-Williams, Director
Lucy was professional, punctual and meticulous in her preparation. She was fully on top of her script by our rehearsal and was able to provide accurate and confident delivery in all takes of the actual film without fuss. As a director who likes to have a lot of backup shots, I found Lucy to be tolerant of many retakes and her enthusiasm and good humour remained throughout filming. Lucy was happy to bring her own characterisation to the role of Caroline, but was also easy to direct whenever I wanted something else. She brought a relaxed positivity to the set and was proactive in helping a budget production along. She breathed life into the role of Caroline with an easy naturalism and I was very pleased with her performance.
Testimonial by Moray Jones, Director
“God almighty this was good! Bravo! Bravo! An immense novel staged with great coherence within two and a half hours with a top notch cast. What more could you ask? A slightly larger audience, I would imagine. Why on earth don’t people take the chance with unknowns? This was truly excellent theatre and there were only a handful of us there to witness it. If we, the general public, don’t get up and start supporting young companies then we have only ourselves to blame when the whole entertainment industry is based entirely upon who is related to whom or who takes their underwear off in the jungle.”
Timeout Reader’s Comment for Crime & Punishment: David, Feb 20, 2010.
“A most impressive rendition of this timeless classic. Superb acting by a brave troop of youngsters. We felt privileged to witness and to be so close to the action and were thoroughly wrung out by the end. Highly recommended!”
Timeout Readers’ Comment for Tess of the d’Urbervilles: Mr & Mrs T Buckley, Feb 21, 2010
“Loved it. A beautiful adaptation of the novel which fit perfectly with the cellar theatre at Barons Court. The cast were, without exception, first-rate, I actually had to look at my programme as I would have sworn there were more than 5 actors involved. Joanna O’Connor, who played Tess, was beautiful to watch. Gentle, graceful, but with the strength and determination Tess would have had to have to survive what she did. She was equally matched by Robin Holden, who was as romantic a lover as you might hope for and then utterly vicious in his rejection of her, and suave James Kingdon as Alec d’Urberville who clearly relished his villany. A lot of people think of Hardy as unrelentingly grim, but there’s much light and shade in this production. For instance Lucy Fenton, as Retty, raised many a well-deserved laugh and the love scenes between Tess and Angel are really lovely to watch. I’d really recommend it to anyone, although you will need a hanky by the end.”
Timeout Readers’ Comment for Tess of the d’Urbervilles: S Timothy, Feb 19, 2010
