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SATURDAY NIGHT by Stephen Sondheim (world premiere) directed by Carol Metcalfe and Clive Paget (cast included Tracey Bennett, Rae Baker, Jeremy David, Anna Francolini Simon Greif, Gavin Lee, Mark Haddigan, Sam Newman)
What the critics said ... “Saturday Night turns out to be much more than a piece of suppressed juvenilia: it is both enjoyable in itself and full of signs of the Sondheim to come. It has charm, freshness and wit, and it counters heedless pre-Depression innocence with a tart lyric irony. The show is a feather in the Bridewell’s cap and deserves to draw more than dedicated Sondheimites.” Michael Billington, The Guardian “Unperformed musicals which have gathered dust for 36 years are usually best left on the shelf, but this pleasing early effort by Stephen Sondheim is an exception. The piece faded from view until Carol Metcalfe and Clive Paget talked him into this belated but welcome premiere at the Bridewell. I’m glad they did. The directing duo have a well deserved reputation for reviving neglected musicals with wit and style and, sure enough, they do Sondheim’s story of a Brooklyn Walter Mitty proud.” Nick Curtis Evening, Standard “Saturday Night has a late 1920s setting and a droll book. Metcalfe and Paget’s well cast production brings out the charm and wit of the piece. This is a world of sharp-eyed but affectionate urban observation and sensibility. Highly diverting.” Paul Taylor, The Independent “It feels right. And beyond mere fascination, it’s a joy to see and hear.” Michael White, Independent on Sunday “It is entertaining and psychologically sophisticated: a show about class, about too much wild ambition, about growing up. Carol Metcalfe and Clive Paget’s production fizzes with energy and the sense of moderately bright young things getting their bearings in the mess called life. A Christmas gift for lovers of musicals.” John Peter, The Sunday Times “Carol Metcalfe and Clive Paget’s zippy production includes confident, simple presentation of touchingly direct love songs handled by a talented cast. Yet again, the Bridewell have come up trumps with Saturday Night.” Michael Kennedy, The Herald “The young enthusiastic cast seize Carol Metcalfe and Clive Paget’s funny, feel-good production with relish. Give yourself a New Year treat.” Roger Watkins, The Daily Express “Sondheim’s songs extol the joys of economic and marital ambition with disarming bittersweet cynicism. The musical’s 50s attitudes present challenges which the cast and directors have transformed into a perfectly enjoyable evening. Saturday Night is something special after all.” Charles Godfrey-Faussett, Time Out |
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