and as an audience member it was a joy to behold. Director Ken Redfern, when casting this, had his work cut out for him. Casting an older and younger version of the same character has many challenges, but this cast made the audience see past the differences and took us on a journey, keeping us guessing all while giving us the wholesome feeling of young blossoming love. This play uses a static set throughout. Ken Redfern and Tony Birch created a detailed set which, with subtle lighting changes, took us on a journey through the years. My only criticism (if I can even call it that) there was a was Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey display on the wall of the bar where Jamie worked. Unfortunately, JD launched the Honey flavour of whiskey in 2010, and the beginning of the play was set in the early 80s. Other than that, the majority of the décor within the Irish bar was timeless and moved seamlessly through the decades. Droylsden little theatre always have a way to set the tone of every production with the use of music, and this production wasn’t any different. Between Angela Kemp and director Ken, they use of music propelled us back to the 80s. Even as the audience entered the auditorium the sound team was working its magic. Jamie (Cameron Kennedy) and Abby (Charlotte Cochrane), the couple who this story centres around, were a joy to behold. Charlotte and Cameron had amazing chemistry on stage, and I absolutely believed that they were young and in love. Their dialogue felt natural like they hadn’t rehearsed it at all.
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