However, the highest regard must go to the four outstanding cast members, this is no easy play to perform, it uses a huge amount of physicality and contrasting of characters that are enough to not only exhaust the cast, but the audience too. The production team as a whole should take pride in their consistency and fluidity of the piece as it is stunningly carried out and all involved should remember that each member of a team plays a huge role in the a production and without a member- the piece fails to work as well, for that well done. Choreographer, Katie Haywood also helped add to the flares of comedy with the outbursts of dance the audience witness at the exposition and denouement of the piece. Overall, I cannot express my praise highly enough to the production team, this is no easy show to pull off, but it seems as though Artistic Director John Bowness made this production a look like an absolute breeze with his stunning work on the production as a whole, with the help of all involved I can personally state that this production was crisply carried out. Lighting, also added to setting the scene, whether it be inside or outside of the bar and each of these transitions were swiftly dealt with by the lighting manager Matt Bancroft. The audience are introduced to the production by the bouncers taking on the role of… well… bouncers, which only added comedy to the overall piece, getting the audience prepared for the journey they are about to take.Ĭongratulations must firstly go to the fantastic set design, which set the scene brilliantly and all of the additions to the set- such as beer canisters being used brilliantly as stools, whilst adding to the grunge-styled setting, which was a clear juxtaposition to the ever so slightly different costumes of each ‘Bouncer’, which were consistently worn throughout, even when playing their female personas, making the acting even more difficult. Choreographer Katie Haywood helped add to the flares of comedy with outbursts of dance The piece is performed by just four male cast members that tackle both genders’ perspective, fantastically! It gives an insight of many different types of people that venture into the town on a night out- revealing to the audience: the beginning process and getting ready for the night out getting to the bars and kick out time. The beauty of John Godber’s Bouncers is that there is no set storyline to it. Review by Ollie Turner - Down Stage Centre

Little Theatre Company Live theatre in the heart of Burton upon Trent Bouncers by John Godber Performed: March 2016

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