Tuesday, September 29

Tag: Meriel Scholfield

Handbagged – Theatr Clwyd
Wales

Handbagged – Theatr Clwyd

Written by Moira Buffini, we are taken back between 1979 and 1990 during Margaret Thatcher’s three terms as Prime Minister and her weekly meetings with Queen Elizabeth 2nd. Theatr Weston is in the round for this performance with the stage in the centre. A raised round stage with cleverly laid props and costume pieces laid on stands around the lower part of the stage, those of which are used throughout the show by the two male cast members to help transform them in to numerous characters with a lot of help from our imagination. The play starts with Alexandra Mathie entering the stage waiting for one of the men to bring her a chair. She doesn’t need a chair, but she doesn’t want them to know that. She is followed closely by Meriel Scholfield as Queen Elizabeth 2nd, dragging a chair beh...
Mona and Mimi – Unity Theatre
North West

Mona and Mimi – Unity Theatre

Mona and Mimi by Catherine Leen, premiering at the Unity Theatre on the 3rd and 4th of September, played deservedly to a sold-out audience. Telling the story of the guardians of Pete Best, original drummer of the Beatles, and John Lennon (you’ve probably heard of him) as they but heads over the future of the Beatles, we get a wonderful tale of two strong women debating what they believe to be the best course of action in protecting, and encouraging, their boys. The staging is simple, with a few chairs and a backdrop to signify a seamless set change. The simplicity adds to the DIY feel of the play, which I personally love, and allows the dialogue and story flow naturally between the two actors, Meriel Scholfield, playing the cogent Mimi (that is, Mrs. Smith, Lennon’s aunt), and Fiona...