ACT Reviews 2022-2023 Season

built considering the limitations they have. I liked the shape to the set and different entrances/levels to provide the action on stage including the tree centre stage. However, with the limitations it does mean you could often see a character ready to make their entrance by seeing an arm or a prop. I can appreciate that the wing space is limited, but maybe a little bit more attention to this could be applied. The only thing about the tree is that I would have had it not so much centre stage as it was a bit of an obstruction to Gogo’s (Estragon) entrance which was played very well to music and set the scene perfectly. However, that was from my point of view and could well have not been as much in the way for other members of the audience. Mike McKeown, who played Estragon, acted the role with passion. You could feel for him and sympathise with Gogo’s troubles he has encountered from being beaten up, lack of sleep, feeling very down and low, along with the lack of nourishment having only a measly carrot to eat, or a radish, or a turnip, so when offered the radish and the turnip duly refused as he preferred the carrots. Gordon Ingleby, the Director, had to step in at the last minute due to the original Vladimir having to drop out. So, script in hand he handled the role very well and, in my opinion, he had a look of Jon Pertwee. It’s not easy to perform with a script and it didn’t distract from the overall performance at all. When Vladimir and Estragon are trying to hold up Pozzo in Act 2, Gordon managed with ease to hold on to his script and at the same help support Pozzo.

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