Love Midlands Theatre

Students (tick), Talent (tick), Brilliant Show (BOOM!)

19/3/2015

 
Picture
I had the rare opportunity of seeing tick, tick...BOOM! yesterday at Lichfield Garrick Studio, presented by South Staffordshire College Performing Arts students. A rather compact studio, it was hard to imagine Jonathan Larson's musical coming to life in such a space, but it did!

Sitting, watching the BTEC Performing Arts students felt, in a way, rewarding. It was as if I'd had the opportunity to look through a window into the future and watch the emerging talent in the Midlands. 

At only 17 years old, Elliot Lolley took the leading role of Jon, a wannabe composer, with a dream that feels unachievable. Lolley played the part with conviction and there was a particularly touching moment when he performed Why? He also brought great humour to the role and with support from Lee Fisher (Michael) and Alex Littlehales (Susan), No More and Therapy were two brilliant duets, respectively. The former including a rather hilarious moment with a dishwasher...

A stand-out performance of the night came from Paige Thompson, playing Karessa. Her rendition of Come To Your Senses, a pivotal moment in the play where Jon's future as a composer hangs in the balance, had the audience erupt into applause at the end. Also, a special mention to Georgia-Kate Abnett whose vocals stood out in Sugar. 

Only having one night to get this show right was a daunting challenge that the entire company handled brilliant. There may have been some little hiccups as set was brought on and off, but it didn't even matter, because it was covered well by the performers.

The closing scene was incredibly poignant, which highlighted the beautiful direction from Laurie Asher and musical direction from Mark Bayliss. 

There is no doubt that this production was filled with promising performances and it reinforces the need for people to come along and support the talent of tomorrow.

Find SSC Arts on Twitter here.
Find SSC Arts on Facebook here.
Tracy winfindale
22/3/2015 10:56:11 am

Absolutely brilliant performance


Comments are closed.

    Love Midlands Theatre

    Sharing the latest theatre news and reviews around the Midlands.

    Archives

    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    June 2021
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015

    Categories

    All
    Amateur Theatre
    Birmingham
    Coventry
    Love Midlands Theatre
    Professional
    Review
    Solihull
    Stafford
    Tamworth
    Theatre
    Wolverhampton

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Contact