Centre Stage (...to the left a little) Reviews

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Good Points: A really entertaining play which made me laugh out loud several times.
Maurice the wardrobe master was a particular favourite of mine as was Lydia played by Sally Lawton who co wrote the play.

Bad Points: Too many empty seats in the auditorium.
If you haven't seen it go and get a ticket quickly, if you have, tell your friends.

General comments: Centre Stage (...to the left a little) a well written play performed by an excellent cast. I wasn't sure how a play written by two people would work and thought it might be a bit uneven jumping from one writer to the other and back, but it was seamless flowed really well and every scene was of the same high standard.
One or two moments of pathos balanced the comedy element extremely well and I really felt for Priscilla the anorexic dancer pushed into the theatre by a mother who couldn't even be bothered to come and see her [well that was how I saw her].
I will look out for more plays by these two promising young playwrights.

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Centre Stage (...to the left a little) is the first offering from Paul Swaine and Sally Lawton and their production company 'Think big presents' , both ex-Salford uni students. They had bravely decided to tackle the trickiest of genres, comedy, fortunately their gamble paid off, it was laugh out loud funny.
The play revolves around a ballet and the people involved in its performance, largely around its 'supporting artistes,' Extras. You may be thinking you have seen something similar in Ric ...