My Mother Said I Never Should…
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| AnnaDobson (Margaret) & EmmaRobson (Jackie)) photo Dianne Edwards |
If you’re looking for something a little different, or you just enjoy a good story well crafted, then this show is worth your time.
My Mother Said I Never Should is a play written by Charlotte Keatley that focuses on four women of successive generations in one family. It explores the different generations’ hopes, expectations and regrets as they move through life.
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| Emma Robson (Jackie) & TheusDe'Ath (Rosie) photo Dianne Edwards |
This interesting tale, in the skilful hands of director Mark Burden, will leave you wanting more as the curtain falls. The show hops swiftly back and forth through time, looking at the childhood-to-womanhood of these interesting people, capably aided by the simple but effective set, sound effects and lighting all designed by Tim Swinton. With a variety of decades to span, with a range of ages costume designer Dianne Edwards rose to the challenge, setting a perfect tone for each character and their time in the sun.
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| Emma Robson (Jackie), Maggie Childs (Doris), Anna Dobson (Margaret) & TheusDe'Ath (Rosie) photo Dianne Edwards |
Theus De’Ath played Rosie, showing true depth in her
portrayal of the younger generation trying its best to both pay attention to,
and ignore, its elders. A remarkable actress who I suspect we will see a great
deal more from in the future. Emma Jane Robson, who played Jackie, brought home
the pain and inner conflict of choosing not to become a young mother. Anna
Dobson is always a delight to watch on the stage, but playing the ‘too busy’
mother Margaret she excels in her performance, easily jumping back into the
innocent child she once was. It is rare I am brought to tears in the theatre,
but when Maggie Childs, as
My Mother Said I Never Should is showing at The People
Theatre 14th-18th September.
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