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Interview with Lucy Bailey and James Prichard about Love From A Stranger
Love From A Stranger director Lucy Bailey and Agatha Christie's great grandson James Prichard talk about the show coming to the Playhouse next month.
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2018
Liam Tobin // Biography
Steve Bullnack / Reuben Sloane / Fandango / Walt
Paint Your Wagon
F. Alexander / Brodsky / Billyboy / Dad / Pedofil / Ensemble
A Clockwork Orange
Peer Gynt #2 / Father/ Rag and Boneman / Ensemble
The Big I Am
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Love From A Stranger // reviews
★★★★
"Gripping entertainment"
"Huge sinister fun"
"A prickly, perverse treat"
The Times
★★★★
"A taut, slick psychological thriller"
The Stage
"This is good creepy fun"
"Creepy tale of love and lies"
The Guardian
"Who, of any of us, could have dunnit better?"
Daily Telegraph
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Production photographs
Love From A Stranger, photographs by Sheila Burnett.
Hard Times // reviews
★★★★
"Visually arresting"
The Stage
"An entertaining evening"
The Times
★★★★
"Superb adaptation"
Reviews Hub
★★★★
"A strong cast deliver his original songs with great gusto"
North West End
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Production photographs
The Last Ship, photographs by Pamela Raith.
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Production photographs
Hard Times, photographs by Nobby Clark
THE EVERYMAN COMPANY
What’s it going to be then, eh?
See how The Company are creating our production of A Clockwork Orange in an exciting open rehearsal at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester.
Audience reactions
Paint Your Wagon
Trailer
Paint Your Wagon
Paint Your Wagon // reviews
★★★★
“The Everyman rep has struck gold”
Liverpool ECHO
“An endearing revival”
The Stage
“Stacked high with invention and exuberance"
The Times
★★★★
“Energy and enthusiasm in abundance”
Wirral Globe
★★★★
“Well-delivered comedy”
Arts City Liverpool
“A rep company of all-rounders”
The Guardian
★★★★
“Very entertaining”
Merseysider Magazine
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Production photographs
Paint Your Wagon photographs by Jonathan Keenan...
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Rehearsal photographs
A Clockwork Orange in rehearsal, photographs by Brian Roberts
Rehearsal video
Take a look inside the rehearsal room as The Company get to grips with A Clockwork Orange, play 2 of 4 in the Company season.
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Paddy's Paint Your Wagon inspiration
Our Ben Rumson has made a Spotify playlist packed with his Paint Your Wagon inspirations...
Paint Your Wagon // Director’s note by Gemma Bodinetz
Last year was our first year with a company and opened with a big musical - Fiddler on the Roof. We loved making this show and it seemed that audiences loved watching a musical done “the Everyman Company way”.
Therefore, looking for another musical that could be performed with minimal set, a cast of fourteen actors happy to double, swap genders and create an entire world, became my mission. Not every musical can or should be performed in this way but when reading Paint Your Wagon I became aware that just like Fiddler, this story revolved around a very particular society of ‘ordinary’ people in unusual circumstances. It had some great songs too and a lot of humour and heart.
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