A matter of time.PIRATE pirate - software pirate PETE'S CHRISTMAS TREASURE ADVENTURES Playhouse Entertainment Group Crescent Theatre The Crescent Theatre is a small, professional theatre run mostly by volunteers, based in Sheepcote Street, Brindleyplace in Birmingham, England. It houses one of the oldest theatre companies in the city: The Crescent Theatre Company. . Birmingham SHOW me Bruno Barton and I'll show you a hero. Though not advertised as such, this turns out to be a one-man show that is supposed to last for an hour. There's also supposed to be a clock that Bruno - alias Pirate Pete - can keep his eye on. The eye without the black patch, of course. But the clock was broken and it would not stay fastened to the wall in any case. So the performance I saw was 75 minutes and it had been 90 minutes the day before. But Pirate Pete never flagged. Nor, give them their due, did the young members of his audience, although the youngster in front of me gave up quietly at about 55 minutes. No, Pirate Pete kept them busy, making noises to order and doing actions with enthusiasm. Towards the end, they were alternating between scrubbing the decks and climbing the rigging rigging, the wires, ropes, and chains employed to support and operate the masts, yards, booms, and sails of a vessel. Standing rigging is semipermanent, consisting mainly of mast supports, the fore-and-aft stays, and the stays running from the masthead to each side for far too long - I made it five minutes. But what is a watchless pirate to do? He had them shouting "Shiver shiver involuntary shaking of the body, as with cold. It is caused by contraction or twitching of the muscles, and is a physiological method of heat production in all animals. me timbers!", stretching their arms wide and swaying when they were the pirate ship, shouting "Bash!" and "Crash!" when they were the waves, and going "Dibbadibba" when they were the rain. They were very noisy or very quiet, depending whether they were roaring monsters or monsters who had gone to sleep. And by and large, he had them in the palm of his hand - a delightful, orderly lot. But he will have to get that clock fixed. He's got until Saturday to do so. VERDICT: HHHII JOHN SLIM What do you think? Tell us about a show you've seen. Send a 150 word review, plus your name, address and age, to our website at www.birminghammail.net/whatson More reviews at www.birminghammail.net/reviews |
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